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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calan Smith (ranked 24488 p4p, 24463 weight class) and Jan Maas (ranked 595 p4p, 612 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Maas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maas catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maas.
A nice leg kick from Maas, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maas is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Maas misses with a two punch combination.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws a big counter combination but Maas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maas get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Maas stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Smith runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calan Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Sam (ranked 24626 p4p, 24930 weight class) and Levi Badney (ranked 565 p4p, 529 weight class). Levi Badney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sambo Sam'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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Badney!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badney.
Sam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badney.
It looked like Sam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Badney.
Sam tries to clinch up.
Sam slips under a jab from Badney.
Sam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sam drags the fight down to the ground.
Badney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sam is proving hard to escape from.
Sam looking for a guillotine here but Badney defends easily.
Sam wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badney wants to stand but Sam is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Badney should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sam has tightened it up now! Badney should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sambo Sam!
Sambo Sam gave a mention to Un-Kaged Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Maenpaa (ranked 24304 p4p, 3262 weight class) and Revazi Nadareishvili (ranked 682 p4p, 431 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Revazi Nadareishvili was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Maenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Revazi Nadareishvili!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Nadareishvili misses.
A jab from Maenpaa misses.
Nadareishvili throws out a counter right but Maenpaa avoids it with no problem.
Maenpaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadareishvili.
Maenpaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maenpaa misses with a hook.
Maenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Nadareishvili throws out a counter right but Maenpaa avoids it with no problem.
Maenpaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Nadareishvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maenpaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maenpaa throws a big shot that misses.
Nadareishvili misses with an uppercut.
Nadareishvili throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maenpaa lands with a cross.
A jab from Nadareishvili finds it's way through Maenpaa's defenses.
Nadareishvili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maenpaa tests Nadareishvili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nadareishvili tries to clinch up but Maenpaa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maenpaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nadareishvili to score with a decent uppercut.
Maenpaa misses with a hook.
Maenpaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Nadareishvili takes a swing at Maenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Maenpaa misses with an uppercut
and Nadareishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadareishvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili jabs at Maenpaa's body.
Maenpaa lands with a shot to the body.
Nadareishvili slips under a jab from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nadareishvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Nadareishvili.
Maenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nadareishvili misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa throws a body punch but Nadareishvili moves out of range.
Maenpaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Maenpaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maenpaa swings widly with a right hand
and Nadareishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nadareishvili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Nadareishvili.
Juha Maenpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maenpaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nadareishvili momentarily.
Maenpaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nadareishvili throws out a loose jab but Maenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadareishvili throws a hook but Maenpaa avoids it easily.
Maenpaa closes the distance and clinches.
Nadareishvili slowing the pace effectively.
Nadareishvili scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Maenpaa as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Nadareishvili.
Maenpaa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nadareishvili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nadareishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maenpaa lands a body shot.
Nadareishvili is leaning against Maenpaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nadareishvili misses with a punch to the body.
Nadareishvili blocks an uppercut.
Maenpaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Nadareishvili misses with some punches.
Nadareishvili misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Maenpaa.
Nadareishvili unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as Nadareishvili controls the action.
Maenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadareishvili landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nadareishvili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maenpaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nadareishvili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maenpaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maenpaa misses with some punches.
Nadareishvili lands a hook that snaps the head of Maenpaa backwards.
Nadareishvili lands with a left to the head.
Maenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maenpaa tries a body shot but Nadareishvili blocks it.
Nadareishvili lands with a light punch inside.
Maenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadareishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadareishvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nadareishvili landing knees to the head.
Maenpaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadareishvili looking to throw knees to the head but Maenpaa is blocking nicely.
Maenpaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili tries to land knees in the clinch but Maenpaa avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Revazi Nadareishvili dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice cross by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa throws a right hand that misses
and Nadareishvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Maenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maenpaa tries to clinch but Nadareishvili is having none of it.
Nadareishvili stuns Maenpaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nadareishvili catches Maenpaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nadareishvili swings widly with a right hand
and Maenpaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maenpaa.
Nadareishvili missing with knees to the body.
Nadareishvili looking to throw knees to the head but Maenpaa is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Maenpaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maenpaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Nadareishvili on the inside.
Maenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Nadareishvili avoids it by throwing Maenpaa back against the cage.
Maenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Nadareishvili avoids it by throwing Maenpaa back against the cage.
Maenpaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadareishvili throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maenpaas head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadareishvili.
Maenpaa breaks the clinch.
Maenpaa takes a swing at Nadareishvili's ribcage but misses.
Maenpaa wants to slow Nadareishvili down by chopping away at his legs.
Nadareishvili looks to land a left hand but Maenpaa moved out of range nicely.
Maenpaa throws a jab when Nadareishvili was well out of range.
Nadareishvili slips a straight right by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nadareishvili misses with a left hand
and Maenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Maenpaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Maenpaa.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook. Maenpaa ducked under it nicely.
Nadareishvili misses with a jab to the body
and Maenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maenpaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Nadareishvili misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa misses with a hook
and Nadareishvili counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Nadareishvili finds it's way through Maenpaa's defenses.
Nadareishvili smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Maenpaa misses.
Nadareishvili throws an off balance right hand
and Maenpaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maenpaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maenpaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maenpaa misses with an uppercut
and Nadareishvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maenpaa throws a jab when Nadareishvili was well out of range.
Nadareishvili now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maenpaa throws a looping overhand right but Nadareishvili ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Nadareishvili on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maenpaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nadareishvili lands with a hook. Maenpaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nadareishvili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa misses with a jab to the body
and Nadareishvili counters with a straight right hand.
Maenpaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nadareishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadareishvili has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maenpaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nadareishvili fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nadareishvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maenpaa manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa misses with a wild combination.
Maenpaa lands a head shot.
Maenpaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maenpaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maenpaa swings for the body but Nadareishvili moves out of range.
Nadareishvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Maenpaa.
A clash of legs there as Nadareishvili blocks the low kick.
Nadareishvili doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nadareishvili throws a hook but Maenpaa blocks it.
Nadareishvili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maenpaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Nadareishvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa misses with an uppercut. Nadareishvili saw that one coming.
Maenpaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Nadareishvili.
A big left from Maenpaa misses.
Nadareishvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maenpaa.
Nadareishvili swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maenpaa throws a big shot that misses.
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 Juha Maenpaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maenpaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nadareishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadareishvili stuns Maenpaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maenpaa. Nadareishvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Nadareishvili.
Revazi Nadareishvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maenpaa misses with a jab to the body
and Nadareishvili makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nadareishvili slips a straight right by Maenpaa.
A nice side step and Nadareishvili releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maenpaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nadareishvili takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maenpaa avoids the body shot from Nadareishvili.
A jab from Nadareishvili misses.
Maenpaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili misses with an uppercut. Maenpaa saw that one coming.
Nadareishvili has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nadareishvili there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili takes the fight into the clinch.
Nadareishvili using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nadareishvili landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nadareishvili lands with a left to the head.
Nadareishvili lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maenpaa fails to land.
Nadareishvili tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nadareishvili throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maenpaa working aggressively here.
Nadareishvili lands a shoulder strike.
Revazi Nadareishvili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadareishvili.
Maenpaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maenpaa letting Nadareishvili take a breather here.
A left hand lands to the body for Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nadareishvili.
A hook to the body from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili is working Maenpaa over against the cage.
Nadareishvili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nadareishvili connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maenpaa's face.
Nadareishvili lands with a right to the head.
Nadareishvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maenpaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Nadareishvili backwards.
Nadareishvili lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nadareishvili tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nadareishvili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maenpaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maenpaa working aggressively here.
Maenpaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Nadareishvili.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nadareishvili.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili is stalling here.
Nadareishvili blocks a body shot from Maenpaa.
Nadareishvili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Nadareishvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadareishvili lands a shoulder strike.
Maenpaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadareishvili tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maenpaa misses with the head strike.
Nadareishvili misses with a body punch.
Maenpaa lands a nice uppercut.
Maenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadareishvili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maenpaa tries a body shot but Nadareishvili blocks it.
Maenpaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maenpaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadareishvili lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maenpaa.
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!
Maenpaa misses with some punches.
Maenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Nadareishvili.
Maenpaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maenpaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nadareishvili blocks a body shot from Maenpaa.
Nadareishvili misses with a punch to the body.
Nadareishvili throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maenpaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Nadareishvili working Maenpaa over with knees to the body.
Maenpaa working aggressively here.
Nadareishvili lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maenpaa.
Nadareishvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Revazi Nadareishvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nadareishvili 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Revazi Nadareishvili!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amakusa Saneuji (ranked 3365 p4p, 24503 weight class) and Rudolph Winters (ranked 184 p4p, 288 weight class). Saneuji comes to the cage accompanied by Zen Spirit. Rudolph Winters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amakusa Saneuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudolph Winters!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters throws a hook but Saneuji avoids it easily.
Saneuji seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Saneuji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saneuji moves forwards but Winters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Winters throws the left hand but Saneuji avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Winters.
Winters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been hearing reports that Saneuji has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Saneuji scores with a takedown into Winters's guard.
Winters keeping moving, preventing Saneuji from controlling successfully.
Winters pulls Saneuji in close to prevent any damage.
Saneuji thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Saneuji will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saneuji trying to control but Winters is working from the bottom.
Saneuji passes Winters's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saneuji is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winters has managed to free his arm - good work.
Saneuji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Winters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saneuji is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saneuji.
Winters is looking to improve his position.
Saneuji is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saneuji is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Winters!
Winters has left one of his arms exposed and Saneuji doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Winters screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amakusa Saneuji!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osazi Okon (ranked 3615 p4p, 4621 weight class) and Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 396 p4p, 445 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osazi Okon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okon throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Okon misses
and Medeiros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Medeiros looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Medeiros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Medeiros is working away from the top position though.
Okon wants to get back to full guard.
Medeiros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okon defending well though.
Okon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Medeiros is nestled in close to Okon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Okon wants to get back to full guard.
Okon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Medeiros jumps into side control!
Medeiros tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Medeiros are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Medeiros sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Okon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros trying to control the action but Okon is working from the bottom.
Okon is looking for a sweep.
Medeiros cracks Okon with a big elbow.
Medeiros lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Okon down.
Medeiros working the ground and pound.
Okon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Medeiros wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Medeiros sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Okon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Okon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Medeiros on the ground.
Okon tries to buck Medeiros off but Medeiros is having none of it.
Medeiros slows the pace down.
Medeiros cracks Okon with a big right hand but Okon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Medeiros lands a decent elbow from side control.
Medeiros wants to control but Okon is keeping him busy.
Okon is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Medeiros working away.
Medeiros moves into full mount!
Medeiros wants to control the pace but Okon is squirming around nicely.
Medeiros raining down hammerfists from mount.
Okon wants to hold on but Medeiros pushes him away.
Okon is trying to escape the mount.
Medeiros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Okon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Medeiros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okon wants to control but Medeiros is having none of it.
Medeiros trying to control but Okon is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Medeiros.
Medeiros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Okon can't escape the position.
Medeiros landing strikes from the mount.
We've been informed that Medeiros has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Okon is working to get back to half guard.
Medeiros with shots to the head and body - Okon looks very uncomfortable down there.
 Okon is rocked!
Medeiros connects with a bit shot that sees Okon covering up! More strikes from Medeiros and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Medeiros is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aljosa Medeiros!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laxus Dreyar (ranked 3478 p4p, 3612 weight class) and Max Bronson (ranked 419 p4p, 432 weight class). Dreyar comes to the cage accompanied by Fairy Tail. Laxus Dreyar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laxus Dreyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Dreyar.
Dreyar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Dreyar misses with a wild combination.
Bronson slips under a jab from Dreyar.
Bronson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Dreyar moved out of range nicely.
Dreyar is looking to counter punch.
Dreyar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dreyar lands with a good body shot.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreyar throws out the jab.
Dreyar throws a poor cross that misses
and Dreyar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dreyar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bronson under the eye.
 It looks like Max Bronson has been cut.
Dreyar lands a big uppercut and Bronson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bronson looks OK. Dreyar waves Bronson back to his feet!
 Bronson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dreyar jabs Bronson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bronson throws a combination that misses
and Dreyar counters with a huge left! Bronson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dreyar isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bronson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dreyar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laxus Dreyar!
A very excited looking Laxus Dreyar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pemberton (ranked 2943 p4p, 4816 weight class) and Wally Lewis (ranked 376 p4p, 543 weight class). Anthony Pemberton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wally Lewis's chin.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pemberton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pemberton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pemberton just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Lewis misses.
Pemberton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Pemberton lands with a nice body punch.
Pemberton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pemberton.
Lewis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pemberton throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Wally Lewis has been cut.
Lewis tries to bum rush Pemberton with a series of wild strikes but Pemberton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pemberton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
A jab from Pemberton misses.
Lewis works over Pemberton's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pemberton throws out the jab.
As Pemberton backs off Lewis throws a huge counter combo but Pemberton manages to avoid it all.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lewis 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.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Pemberton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pemberton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pemberton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anthony Pemberton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pemberton swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Pemberton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pemberton misses the jab.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Pemberton had a free shot at his head there.
Pemberton throws a big shot that misses.
Pemberton gets caught napping as Lewis dives in and scores a takedown. Pemberton manages to retain guard.
Pemberton looking for a guillotine here but Lewis defends easily.
Pemberton is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lewis rolls with it to try and escape but Pemberton cranks on the arm and Lewis is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Pemberton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kent Dew (ranked 2951 p4p, 3878 weight class) and Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 303 p4p, 357 weight class). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Dew's leg but Dew calmly moves out of range.
Dew misses with a takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dew misses with a takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dew thinking.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Dew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dew down.
Dew closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dew working the head with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dew cracks Sitsongrit with a big elbow.
Dew has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dew throwing strikes here but Sitsongrit is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dew looking to finish Sitsongrit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit tries to hold on but Dew postures up.
Dew is landing with some decent strikes but Sitsongrit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sitsongrit manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew lands with a punch from half guard.
Dew is looking to advance position but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Dew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dew trying to mount his opponent but Sitsongrit defends it.
Dew 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.
Sitsongrit controlling the position for now.
Nice strikes from Dew there.
Sitsongrit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dew.
Dew lands strikes from half guard.
Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sitsongrit is concentrating on defense, preventing Dew from advancing position.
Dew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew thows a huge punch but Sitsongrit dodges it nicely.
Dew wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Dew throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dew working Sitsongrit over with strikes.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sitsongrit is trying to control but can't.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dew is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dew connects with a nice short shot to Sitsongrit's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dew connects with a nice short shot to Sitsongrit's temple.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dew.
Dew is nestled in close to Sitsongrit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to control Dew's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sitsongrit avoid being mounted?
Dew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dew wants to pass to mount but Sitsongrit is defending the position.
Sitsongrit taking some punishment here, with Dew in his half guard.
Dew throwing shots but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Dew is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dew working Sitsongrit over with strikes.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dew.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dew.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to full guard.
Dew working over Sitsongrit with some ground and pound. Sitsongrit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dew working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sitsongrit has hold of Dew's hands but Dew slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dew missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sitsongrit trying to control here.
Dew scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dew.
Dew passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dew lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sitsongrit hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Dew dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Dew scores with a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dew throws a big right hand that misses.
Dew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Dew working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Dew is controlling the position.
Dew is in close to Sitsongrit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dew is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sitsongrit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is pulling down on Dew's head. It's preventing any offense from Dew, at least for the moment.
Dew throws a big elbow that misses.
Sitsongrit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dew.
Sitsongrit has his hands on Dew's head, controlling the position.
Dew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit looking to control.
Dew postures up in Sitsongrit's guard and throws a big left but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit is pulling down on Dew's head. It's preventing any offense from Dew, at least for the moment.
Dew postures up in Sitsongrit's guard and throws a big left but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit keeping full guard, as Dew tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sitsongrit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dew.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dew's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position but Dew postures up.
Dew throwing strikes but missing.
Dew postures up and lands a big shot to Sitsongrit's brow.
Dew stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsongrit.
Dew cracks Sitsongrit with a solid left hand.
Dew pushing down on Sitsongrit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sitsongrit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dew scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but Dew is controlling well.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kent Dew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dew throwing shots but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Dew prevents Sitsongrit from standing back up.
Sitsongrit is in trouble now - Dew has advanced to mount!
Sitsongrit taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Dew.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dew cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sitsongrit tries to reverse the position but Dew maintains control.
Sitsongrit is bucking up trying to escape but Dew cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dew with good strikes from the mount here!
Sitsongrit taking shots to the head.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sitsongrit is still in real trouble! Can Dew finish him?
Dew scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sitsongrit?
Dew landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sitsongrit is in a horrible position here. Dew smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dew lands a big elbow - Sitsongrit is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sitsongrit is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kent Dew!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steel Adams (ranked 2485 p4p, 3201 weight class) and Shinohara Sosuke (ranked 290 p4p, 359 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sosuke's choice of entrance music: Samurai. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinohara Sosuke!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosuke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Sosuke.
Sosuke rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
Adams blocking some punches.
Sosuke misses with the head strike.
Sosuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sosuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sosuke has Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosuke.
Adams avoiding damage as Sosuke throws knees to the body.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosuke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosuke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Sosuke has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Sosuke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sosuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sosuke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sosuke misses with the head strike.
Adams digs a right hand into Sosuke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sosuke's gas tank.
Sosuke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sosuke can turn it around.
Adams digs a right hand into Sosuke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sosuke's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
Sosuke misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Sosuke working aggressively here.
Sosuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Sosuke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosuke.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Adams catches Sosuke right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Shinohara Sosuke has been cut.
Adams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sosuke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sosuke takes the fight into the clinch.
Sosuke lands an uppercut.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sosuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sosuke backwards.
Adams pushes Sosuke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sosuke.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sosuke is rocked!
Adams unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sosuke! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Adams is unloading with more strikes now! Sosuke drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steel Adams!
Steel Adams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Adams (ranked 2013 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Hot Water (ranked 250 p4p, 306 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hot Water!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Water misses with a body shot.
Water slips a jab from Adams.
Adams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adams scores with a nice head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Water at a distance.
Adams swings for the body but Water moves out of range.
Water swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams slips a jab from Water.
Water moves out of range of the strikes.
Water scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams misses with a body punch
and Water connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Water misses with a straight right.
Adams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Water avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Water takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Water has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Water moves out of range of the strikes.
Water fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Water lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Water misses the target.
Adams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adams moves out of range as Water strikes.
A left lands for Water.
Adams misses with a looping left.
Adams takes a swing at Water's ribcage but misses.
Adams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adams with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Water tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Water loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Water.
Adams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Water at a distance.
Adams slips under a jab from Water.
Water thows a left - swing and a miss!
Water ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams jabs Water to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adams connects with the punch.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Water needs to keep his hands up - Adams had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Water misses.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Water throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Adams blocks a jab.
Water misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams digs a good hook to Water's body.
Water feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Water just misses with a punch to the body.
Water works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Water cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Adams takes a swing at Water's ribcage but misses.
Adams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Water throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Water moves into the clinch.
Water lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Water.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Water.
Water fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Water pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Water improves position.
Adams looking to slow down the pace here.
Water misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Water uses good head movement to avoid it.
Water lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Water.
Adams looking to stall.
Water digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Water lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Water tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Water controls the action.
Water lands with a right to the head.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
Adams wants to stall.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Water lands a body shot.
I was talking to Adams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Water on the inside.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Water digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Water tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Water back against the cage.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Water has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Water lands a right hand.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Water fails to land.
Adams tries to stall but Water uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Water struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Water lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hot Water will probably get the nod.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Water displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Water.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Water.
Water lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adams lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Water in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Water jabs at Adams's body.
Adams jabs Water to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Water tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Water.
Adams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Water looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Water misses with a combination
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Water's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adams under the eye.
Adams is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Water lands with a good body shot.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adams swings for the body but Water moves out of range.
Adams misses the jab.
Adams seems to have got his legs back now.
Water slips under a jab from Adams.
Adams lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Water.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Water looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Water has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Water improves position.
Adams misses with some punches.
Water scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Water.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams misses with some punches.
Hot Water seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Water throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Water lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Water.
A short left from Water.
Water lands a big right hand that drops Adams! The killer instinct kicks in and Water finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Water!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hot Water!
During a confident post fight interview, Hot Water thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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