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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 2498 p4p, 5748 weight class) and Denis Denisov (ranked 308 p4p, 497 weight class). Doctore comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - . 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oenomaus Doctore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisov tries to sprawl but Doctore drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Doctore is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Denisov as he works his way to full guard.
Denisov looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denisov is on top in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Doctore's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Denisov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doctore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Denisov works over Doctore with some ground and pound from guard.
Denisov slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Denisov.
Doctore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doctore keeping moving, preventing Denisov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Denisov throws a big elbow that misses.
Denisov content to stall in guard here.
Doctore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Denisov defends it easily.
Denisov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doctore's head.
Denisov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doctore is looking for a triangle but Denisov pushes his legs off easily.
Denisov trying to control but Doctore is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denisov stands up over Doctore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Denisov told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Denisov landing with the ground and pound.
Denisov is looking to work some ground and pound but Doctore has wrist control.
Doctore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Denisov passes into half guard.
Denisov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Denisov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Doctore wants to get back to full guard.
Denisov is trying to control. Doctore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore taking some punishment here, with Denisov in his half guard.
Denisov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doctore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Denisov working the head and body with strikes.
Denisov stalling away here and it's allowed Doctore to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Denisov works over Doctore with some ground and pound from guard.
Denisov postures up in Doctore's guard and throws a big left but Doctore blocks it.
Denisov postures up and lands a big shot to Doctore's brow.
Denisov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Doctore shoots and misses
and Denisov counters with a nice uppercut.
Denisov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doctore's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisov connects with a couple of short punches.
Denisov landing with the ground and pound.
Denisov is looking to work some ground and pound but Doctore has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denisov lands a couple of digs.
 Doctore is rocked!
Denisov wants to control from the top but Doctore keeps moving.
Oh Doctore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denisov is working Doctore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doctore has his foot on Denisov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denisov works his way back into a safe position though.
Doctore seems to have got his legs back now.
Doctore keeping moving, preventing Denisov from controlling successfully.
Denisov chips away with some ground and pound.
Doctore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Denisov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Doctore is tightening it up a little... Denisov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Denisov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Denisov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Doctore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Oenomaus Doctore!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oenomaus Doctore made sure he mentioned BuriedAlive// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3053 p4p, 2765 weight class) and Dylan Elkins (ranked 358 p4p, 337 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nouveau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nouveau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elkins circles away.
Elkins misses with a hook.
Nouveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nouveau or perhaps it was just good defense by Elkins, which made it look bad.
Elkins moves out of range of the body kick from Nouveau.
Nouveau tries to clinch up but Elkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Elkins. No joy for Nouveau on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nouveau moves out of range as Elkins strikes.
Elkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Nouveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Elkins misses with a straight right.
Elkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elkins scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nouveau's head backwards.
Elkins throws a lazy right hand but Nouveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nouveau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Nouveau is looking to break free of the clinch but Elkins has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nouveau is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Elkins to the mat. Elkins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Elkins is adopting a defensive guard.
Elkins wants to stand but Nouveau is controlling the position.
Elkins is pulling down on Nouveau's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Elkins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nouveau forces his way into half guard.
Elkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nouveau's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nouveau's back!
Elkins is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Nouveau knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Nouveau for a finish.
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.
Elkins has the hooks in. Nouveau is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Elkins trying to control.
Nouveau trying to control the hands but Elkins won't let him.
Nouveau is trying to get back to his feet but Elkins has full control of the position and if anything, Nouveau has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nouveau is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Elkins gets his way!
Nouveau is trying to get back to his feet but Elkins has full control of the position and if anything, Nouveau has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nouveau is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Elkins gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elkins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Nouveau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Elkins is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nouveau has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Elkins scores with punches to the body.
Nouveau tries to escape but Elkins has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nouveau breaks Elkins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nouveau tries to stand but Elkins is controlling from the bottom.
Nouveau postures up in Elkins's guard and throws a big left but Elkins blocks it.
Nouveau trying to control the position from guard on top but Elkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nouveau is one step ahead there.
Elkins is pulling down on Nouveau's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins wants to stand but Nouveau is controlling the position.
Nouveau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nouveau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nouveau throws a big elbow that misses.
Elkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nouveau is one step ahead there.
Elkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Elkins dominated that 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.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nouveau is defended easily by Elkins.
Nouveau fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Elkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Nouveau is just out of range.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nouveau darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nouveau wants to control but Elkins is keeping him busy.
Elkins pushes Nouveau off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Elkins as Nouveau shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nouveau is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elkins misses with a straight left.
Theodore Nouveau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nouveau shoots and misses
and Elkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nouveau thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau moves out of range as Elkins strikes.
Elkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Nouveau off the cage and back into range.
Elkins lands a nice hook to Nouveau's body. Nouveau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Elkins catches Nouveau right on the button with a cross.
Elkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dylan Elkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nouveau has managed to clinch.
Elkins is trying to pull guard but Nouveau has him pressed against the cage.
Nouveau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elkins fails to pull guard.
Nouveau lands an elbow that stopped Elkins in his tracks for a moment.
Elkins manages to pull guard.
Nouveau preventing the sweep.
Dylan Elkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nouveau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau stands and throws Elkins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nouveau tries for a kimura but Elkins is defending well.
Elkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Nouveau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Elkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elkins struggling a bit here.
Nouveau fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nouveau's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Elkins is looking for a sweep. Nouveau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nouveau wants to pass to mount but Elkins is defending the position.
Elkins is holding on to half guard well.
Elkins wants to get back to full guard.
Nouveau thows a huge punch but Elkins dodges it nicely.
Elkins gets back to full guard.
Elkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elkins pulls Nouveau in close to prevent any damage.
Nouveau trying to stand up but can't free himself from Elkins's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nouveau is one step ahead there.
Elkins trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Elkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Elkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nouveau trying to keep a closed guard but Elkins is proving a slippery customer.
Nouveau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Elkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nouveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elkins cracks Nouveau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nouveau moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Nouveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins with a hook.
Elkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nouveau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nouveau wants to clinch up but Elkins keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Elkins there.
Nouveau feints and then cracks Elkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Elkins down.
Nouveau needs to keep his hands up - Elkins had a free shot at his head there.
Elkins throws a body punch but Nouveau moves out of range.
Elkins misses with a body punch
and Nouveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nouveau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elkins lands a really nice looking cross but Nouveau seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkins stuffs the takedown.
Nouveau tries to clinch there but Elkins circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nouveau is rocked!
Nouveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nouveau.
Nouveau thinks about countering with a head kick.
Elkins throws a lazy right hand but Nouveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nouveau throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Elkins swings for the body but Nouveau moves out of range.
Elkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nouveau on the side of the head.
Oh Nouveau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nouveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkins.
Nouveau seems to have got his legs back now.
Nouveau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Elkins misses the body punch
and Nouveau counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Elkins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Elkins.
Elkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nouveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkins.
Dylan Elkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau dodges the punch combination from Elkins.
Nouveau feinted with a counter takedown.
Elkins slips under a jab from Nouveau.
A big left from Elkins misses.
Nouveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elkins jabs at Nouveau's body.
Nouveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nouveau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elkins scores with a jab to the head.
Elkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Elkins checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Elkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Elkins throws an overhand right that lands on Nouveau's shoulder, as Nouveau tries to avoid the shot.
Nouveau dives in for a single leg takedown but Elkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Nouveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elkins lands with a right to the head.
Elkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Nouveau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nouveau manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elkins landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nouveau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nouveau is keeping the position for now.
Nouveau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elkins is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins content to stall in guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Elkins working his ground and pound in the gym.
Nouveau keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
Theodore Nouveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dylan Elkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nouveau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nouveau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Elkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Elkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Elkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Elkins!
A victorious Dylan Elkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Theodore Nouveau stepped up to the mic, saying 'what a mess...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1533 p4p, 3910 weight class) and Geo Versu (ranked 234 p4p, 505 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geo Versu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versu throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
Versu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Zaire throws a shot to the body.
Zaire lands with a right hand.
Zaire jabs at Versu's body.
Zaire scores with a leg kick.
Zaire dips to his left and cracks Versu with an uppercut!
Versu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Versu. Beautiful body shot.
Zaire is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaire checks a leg kick.
Zaire misses with a hook to the body
and Versu counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Versu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Versu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Versu tries a low kick but Zaire avoids it.
It looked like Zaire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been informed that Versu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Versu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.
Zaire feints and then cracks Versu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Versu down.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Versu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Versu is out of range.
Versu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Versu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Versu looks for the body kick but Zaire saw that one coming.
Versu throws a looping overhand right but Zaire ducks down to avoid it.
Zaire is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zaire misses with an uppercut
and Versu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaire connects with a single shot there.
Zaire moves out of range as Versu strikes.
Zaire lands with a hook. Versu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Versu avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire lands a nice hook to Versu's body. Versu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Versu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Versu throws out a counter right but Zaire avoids it with no problem.
Versu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaire moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVersu.
Versu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Versu is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire jabs at Versu's body.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Versu off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a push kick but Versu slaps the foot to one side.
Versu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Versu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Versu throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Versu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Versu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zaire takes a step back to recover.
Zaire throws an overhand right that lands on Versu's shoulder, as Versu tries to avoid the shot.
Versu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Versu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaire. That did some damage!
Jab by Zaire.
Zaire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaire throws a low kick but Versu avoids it.
Zaire slips a jab from Versu.
Zaire 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.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Versu throws an off balance right hand
and Zaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaire throws a jab when Versu was well out of range.
Versu misses with a hook
and Zaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Versu throws a right hand that Zaire ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaire also avoids with ease.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Versu.
Versu checks a low kick from Zaire.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaire 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 Versu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Versu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Versu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Versu throws out a leg kick but Zaire moves out of range and Versu only half commits.
Versu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Versu lands a slapping body shot.
Zaire misses the shot to the body.
Versu misses with a low kick.
A big right from Versu misses.
Versu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Versu.
Versu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Versu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Versu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zaire finds it's way round the side to connect with Versu's head.
Zaire scores with a hook to the body. Versu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zaire lands a lovely overhand right.
Zaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Versu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Versu throws a leg kick which misses Zaire's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaire tries to avoid it.
Versu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaire misses the target.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Versu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Versu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zaire has time to react.
Zaire takes a swing at Versu's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Zaire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaire.
Zaire lands a slapping body shot.
Versu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zaire takes one on the button.
Zaire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Versu's head backwards.
A jab lands there for Zaire.
Zaire swings for the body but Versu moves out of range.
Versu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaire blocks a head kick by Versu.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Versu can do to turn this around?
Versu moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick by Versu misses
and Zaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Versu checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Versu misses with a left hand
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zaire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Zaire - just one landing.
Versu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Versu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Versu.
Versu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Versu counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Versu looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Versu scores with a body shot.
Versu checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Versu blocks the low kick.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaire.
Zaire lands with an overhand left.
Versu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Versu.
Zaire throwing a counter right hand but Versu manages to avoid it.
Versu feints and then cracks Zaire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaire down.
Versu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Versu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Zaire scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Versu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Versu moves out of range of the body kick.
Zaire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zaire misses with a left hand
and Versu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Versu.
Versu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Versu throws a leg kick but Zaire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Versu's sensitive parts.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Versu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Versu misses with an uppercut. Zaire saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Zaire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Versu lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaire off the cage and back into range.
Zaire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaire scores with a shot to the body.
Versu looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Versu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Versu scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Versu misses.
Zaire thinks about countering with a body kick.
Zaire lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Versu manages to avoid it.
Versu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Versu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Versu missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Versu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zaire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Versu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Versu.
Versu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Versu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zaire lands the left hand.
Versu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Versu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Versu misses.
Zaire scores with a hook to the body. Versu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire throws a solid leg kick but Versu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaire.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Versu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Versu moves away.
Versu cracks Zaire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Versu.
Versu throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
Zaire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zaire scores with a leg kick.
Versu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaire was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaire.
Versu throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Zaire.
Versu throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire lands a front kick.
Zaire moves away from the strike by Versu.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Versu is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Versu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zaire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaire lands a jab to Versu's midsection.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Versu is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that second round.
That's time! Zaire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Versu loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire defending well as Versu loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Left hook, right uppercut from Versu.
Zaire digs a good body shot into Versu's ribs.
Zaire throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Versu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
The fighters circling - Versu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaire lands a glancing blow to the side of Versu's head.
Versu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire throws a body punch but Versu moves out of range.
Versu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Versu.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Versu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Versu tries to land a front kick but Zaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Versu. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaire checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Versu avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Versu blocks a low kick nicely.
Versu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Zaire tenderised Versu's leg. Versu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Versu throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
Zaire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Versu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Versu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Versu is looking to score with low kicks.
Versu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Versu misses with a straight right.
Zaire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Geo Versu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Versu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Versu lands a really nice looking cross but Zaire seems unphased.
Versu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaire throws a chopping leg kick but Versu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaire jabs at Versu's body.
Versu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaire scores with a jab. Versu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Versu scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaire should have avoided that one.
Zaire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaire lands a jab to the nose.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Versu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Versu misses with a head kick.
Versu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaire.
Zaire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Versu. Versu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws out a powerful jab.
Versu misses with a low kick.
Zaire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Versu.
Versu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaire counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zaire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Versu misses with an uppercut
and Zaire counters with a left to the body.
Versu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Versu's head backwards.
Zaire digs a good hook to Versu's body.
Versu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Versu loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Versu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Versu connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versu tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Versu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Versu misses with the body kick
and Zaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Versu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Versu there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Versu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Versu throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Versu was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Versu throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Versu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Versu misses with a low kick.
Zaire lands with a cross.
Versu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Versu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
A good leg kick by Zaire.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zaire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 1026 p4p, 1610 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 142 p4p, 213 weight class). Chad Strdoza 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Henderson .
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Strdoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strdoza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 Strdoza is rocked!
 It looks like Chad Strdoza has been cut.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strdoza.
Strdoza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strdoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson .
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Strdoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Strdoza counter with a right hand.
Strdoza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Strdoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strdoza.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Henderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Strdoza's head but Strdoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strdoza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Strdoza avoids them all with ease.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Strdoza counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Strdoza moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson throws a hook but Strdoza blocks it.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Strdoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strdoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Henderson backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Henderson manages to avoid it all.
Strdoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Henderson backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Henderson manages to avoid it all.
Strdoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Strdoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Henderson .
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henderson throws a right hand that Strdoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Strdoza also avoids with ease.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Strdoza avoids them all with ease.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strdoza momentarily.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strdoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Henderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Henderson swings for the body but Strdoza moves out of range.
We've been informed that Strdoza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Strdoza dodges the punch combination from Henderson .
Strdoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strdoza counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strdoza slips under a jab.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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 Ryan Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Strdoza's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right that stings Henderson .
Henderson misses with a hook
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right that stings Henderson .
Nice defenses there by Strdoza.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Strdoza moved out of range.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Strdoza moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Chad Strdoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Strdoza is out of range.
Strdoza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Strdoza moved out of range nicely.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Henderson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Strdoza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson throws a jab when Strdoza was well out of range.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Strdoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strdoza counters with a two punch combo.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Strdoza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ryan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Strdoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
As Henderson backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Henderson manages to avoid it all.
Henderson stuns Strdoza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson cracks Strdoza with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strdoza manages to avoid it.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strdoza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
As Henderson backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but Henderson manages to avoid it all.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Henderson .
Henderson misses with a combination
and Strdoza counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Strdoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Strdoza counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Strdoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Henderson is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Strdoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strdoza counters with a crisp one two that drops Henderson ! Strdoza thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Henderson to his feet! Henderson is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Henderson has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chad Strdoza!
A relieved looking Chad Strdoza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 2123 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Harry Hendersons (ranked 265 p4p, 267 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chase the bag (King Von). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hendersons!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Hendersons backpedaling.
Anderson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Hendersons crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Anderson!
After winning the bout, Ryan Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Harry Hendersons spoke after the fight, saying 'I’ll be back '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 1487 p4p, 1546 weight class) and Bob Barnes (ranked 32 p4p, 36 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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13 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pulkkinen with a body shot.
Pulkkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Barnes 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.
Pulkkinen scores with a one two! Barnes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pulkkinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulkkinen throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Pulkkinen lands a big uppercut and Barnes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barnes looks OK. Pulkkinen waves Barnes back to his feet!
Barnes is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
Pulkkinen pushes Barnes away with a front kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barnes! Pulkkinen lets Barnes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Barnes to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Barnes just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Albert Pulkkinen!
Albert Pulkkinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 1097 p4p, 972 weight class) and Juraj Divisek (ranked 153 p4p, 137 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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26 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juraj Divisek!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Sripituksakul lands.
A good leg kick by Sripituksakul.
Nice body kick from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek thuds his shin into the meat of Sripituksakul's side.
Divisek moves out of range of the strikes.
Divisek lands a glancing blow to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
Divisek has closed the distance and engaged Sripituksakul in a clinch.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sripituksakul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sripituksakul struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
Divisek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Divisek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek works on Sripituksakul's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sripituksakul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sripituksakul lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Divisek.
Divisek misses with the head strike.
Divisek trying to stall but Sripituksakul improves his position.
Sripituksakul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sripituksakul slips a jab from Divisek.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but Divisek blocks it.
Sripituksakul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Divisek manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sripituksakul throws an overhand right that lands on Divisek's shoulder, as Divisek tries to avoid the shot.
Divisek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul looks to throw the jab but Divisek is out of range.
Divisek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sripituksakul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sripituksakul throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sripituksakul swats away the attempt to clinch by Divisek.
Sripituksakul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Divisek.
Divisek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sripituksakul, pushing him back against the cage.
Divisek missing with knees to the body.
Sripituksakul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sripituksakul drags the fight down to the ground.
Sripituksakul seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek controlling from the top position.
Sripituksakul is looking for a triangle but Divisek pushes his legs off easily.
Divisek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sripituksakul 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sripituksakul 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! Divisek rolls with it to try and escape but Sripituksakul cranks on the arm and Divisek is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny The Bouncer (ranked 283 p4p, 733 weight class) and Cayden Abner (ranked 45 p4p, 115 weight class). Abner has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny The Bouncer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer scores with a sloppy right hand. Abner should have avoided that one.
Abner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abner fails with the takedown.
The Bouncer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abner goes for a double leg but The Bouncer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Bouncer continues to drive forward.
Abner clinches up with The Bouncer and pushes him back against the cage.
The Bouncer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from The Bouncer.
Abner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benny The Bouncer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cayden Abner.
A hook to the body from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, The Bouncer scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner has The Bouncer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Bouncer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Bouncer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Bouncer just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from The Bouncer on the inside.
The Bouncer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Bouncer working aggressively here.
The Bouncer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abner or not.
Abner looks winded!
The Bouncer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Bouncer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Bouncer swings widly with a right hand
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Bouncer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abner drives through with a takedown into The Bouncer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abner stops The Bouncer from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner wants to pass the guard but The Bouncer is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Bouncer pushes Abner off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Abner.
The Bouncer is looking to counter with a body kick.
The Bouncer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abner is rocked!
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abner shoots and misses
and The Bouncer counters with a big right hand! Oh Abner is in trouble here! The Bouncer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny The Bouncer!
Benny The Bouncer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Cayden Abner had this to say: 'Well that was fun, but the result was all wrong and kinda sucked. Let's do it again!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 270 p4p, 413 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 13 p4p, 10 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchusuk connects with a jab.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that Svyatogor ducks under and follows up with a left that Svyatogor also avoids with ease.
Tchusuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tchusuk throws an off balance right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tchusuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Tchusuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tchusuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tchusuk staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Tchusuk.
A nice side step and Svyatogor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Tchusuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tchusuk cracks Svyatogor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tchusuk misses with a straight left.
Svyatogor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor moves away from the strike by Tchusuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Svyatogor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svyatogor! But no joy.
Svyatogor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchusuk misses the target.
A head kick by Tchusuk misses
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
Svyatogor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tchusuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svyatogor moves away.
Svyatogor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tchusuk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svyatogor. Tchusuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchusuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut
and Tchusuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Svyatogor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tchusuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk tries to clinch there but Svyatogor circles away.
Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svyatogor.
Tchusuk ducks right into an uppercut from Svyatogor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svyatogor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Tchusuk blocks it.
Tchusuk tried to score with a low kick but Svyatogor checks it.
Svyatogor looks to land a right hand but Tchusuk moved out of range.
Tchusuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Svyatogor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tchusuk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the side of Svyatogor's head but Svyatogor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tchusuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Svyatogor defending well as Tchusuk loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that misses
and Svyatogor counters with a right hand to the body.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Svyatogor with a jab.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tchusuk throws out the jab.
A big right from Tchusuk misses.
Tchusuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svyatogor circles away quickly and effectively.
Svyatogor avoids a kick to the body.
Svyatogor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tchusuk staying out of range there.
Tchusuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svyatogor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tchusuk lands a leg kick that knocks Svyatogor off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Tchusuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tchusuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tchusuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svyatogor slips a straight right by Tchusuk.
Svyatogor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svyatogor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tchusuk.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchusuk misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svyatogor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tchusuk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svyatogor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tchusuk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Svyatogor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Kenny Tchusuk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tchusuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svyatogor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tchusuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svyatogor.
Tchusuk swings widly with a right hand
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab.
Tchusuk swings widly with a right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Tchusuk tries to move into range but Svyatogor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Svyatogor misses its intended target.
Svyatogor blocks a jab.
Svyatogor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Svyatogor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Svyatogor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svyatogor was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
Svyatogor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor lands a jab.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchusuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Tchusuk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Svyatogor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Svyatogor misses with a straight right.
Tchusuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svyatogor throws out the jab.
Svyatogor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Svyatogor lands the left hand.
Svyatogor avoids the body shot from Tchusuk.
Svyatogor clobbers Tchusuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tchusuk staying out of range there.
Svyatogor staying out of range there.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svyatogor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tchusuk counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Svyatogor.
Tchusuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchusuk scores with a nice head shot.
Tchusuk misses with an uppercut
and Svyatogor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tchusuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Svyatogor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tchusuk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Svyatogor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Svyatogor throws a jab when Tchusuk was well out of range.
Tchusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Svyatogor is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tchusuk coming out on top.
Tchusuk throws a push kick but Svyatogor slaps the foot to one side.
Tchusuk lands a glancing blow to the side of Svyatogor's head.
Svyatogor throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svyatogor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tchusuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svyatogor scores with a nice strike.
Tchusuk with the inside leg kick.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Tchusuk blocks it.
Svyatogor lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Svyatogor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kenny Tchusuk's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Svyatogor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tchusuk throws the kick towards the body but Svyatogor avoids it.
Svyatogor throws a lazy right hand but Tchusuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svyatogor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svyatogor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tchusuk.
Svyatogor lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tchusuk. Svyatogor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svyatogor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svyatogor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svyatogor throws a jab when Tchusuk was well out of range.
Tchusuk misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Svyatogor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tchusuk looks to land a left hand but Svyatogor moved out of range nicely.
Tchusuk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Svyatogor.
Tchusuk walks into a left hand.
Svyatogor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svyatogor moves out of range as Tchusuk strikes.
Svyatogor throws out a counter right but Tchusuk avoids it with no problem.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svyatogor was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
Nice body punch from Svyatogor.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor lands a nice hook to Tchusuk's body. Tchusuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tchusuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Svyatogor is just out of range.
Svyatogor lands with a cross.
Tchusuk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svyatogor. Tchusuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Svyatogor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tchusuk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tchusuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Tchusuk does no damage.
Svyatogor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tchusuk misses with a looping right.
Svyatogor lands a nice hook to Tchusuk's body. Tchusuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Svyatogor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tchusuk misses with the body kick
and Svyatogor counters with a nice uppercut.
Tchusuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svyatogor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchusuk is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tchusuk. Tchusuk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svyatogor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tchusuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk swings widly with a right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
Svyatogor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Svyatogor.
Tchusuk throws a counter high kick but Svyatogor was just alert enough to avoid it.
Svyatogor throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Svyatogor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tchusuk.
Svyatogor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tchusuk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Svyatogor counter with a right hand.
Kenny Tchusuk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Svyatogor drops Tchusuk with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tchusuk looks back up at him and smiles so Svyatogor waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tchusuk.
Svyatogor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Svyatogor takes a swing at Tchusuk's ribcage but misses.
Tchusuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Svyatogor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchusuk is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tchusuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tchusuk with a hook.
Tchusuk closes the distance but Svyatogor moves to the side
and Svyatogor counters with a stiff right hand.
Tchusuk slips a jab from Svyatogor.
Tchusuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tchusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svyatogor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchusuk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Svyatogor moves in looking to clinch but Tchusuk pushes him off.
Tchusuk misses with a straight left.
Svyatogor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jeez, Kenny Tchusuk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Svyatogor walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svyatogor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Svyatogor throws a nice looking combination but Tchusuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tchusuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tchusuk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tchusuk slips under a jab.
Tchusuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Svyatogor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Svyatogor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Svyatogor 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 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Svyatogor!
Dimitri Svyatogor gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 22 p4p, 57 weight class) and Tali Ihantala (ranked 2 p4p, 2 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. 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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald avoids the body shot from Ihantala.
McDonald lands with an overhand left.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ihantala moves into the clinch.
McDonald presses Ihantala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
McDonald gets through Ihantala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Ihantala.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Ihantala.
McDonald tries a body shot but Ihantala blocks it.
A short left from Ihantala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
Ihantala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ihantala.
Nice body punch from Ihantala - that landed with a thud.
Ihantala lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from McDonald.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ihantala backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Ihantala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ihantala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
McDonald clinches up with Ihantala and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ihantala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ihantala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ihantala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ihantala.
Ihantala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by McDonald.
Ihantala scores with a nice right hand.
Ihantala connects with a nice looking 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!
Ihantala slips under a jab from McDonald.
Ihantala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ihantala counters with a thumping low kick.
McDonald swings for the body but Ihantala moves out of range.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ihantala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ihantala was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ihantala.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Ihantala saw that one coming.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ihantala thumps McDonald with a low kick.
Ihantala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Ihantala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Ihantala coming out on top.
Ihantala moves forwards but McDonald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonald blocks a leg kick.
Ihantala misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald throwing a counter right hand but Ihantala manages to avoid it.
Ihantala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ihantala.
McDonald misses with a hook.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Ihantala counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald drives through and clinches with Ihantala against the cage.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Ihantala.
Ihantala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Ihantala.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Ihantala lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Ihantala.
Ihantala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ihantala backwards.
McDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ihantala has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ihantala blocks a body shot from McDonald.
A nice left hand lands by Ihantala.
McDonald blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
Ihantala gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Ihantala avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihantala.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Ihantala controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
Ihantala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ihantala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ihantala lands a body punch.
Ihantala pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ihantala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Ihantala misses with a body punch.
Ihantala misses with the head strike.
Ihantala lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tali Ihantala dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Ihantala circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonald misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
Ihantala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut there from McDonald.
A solid body kick from Ihantala.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ihantala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ihantala lands a nice looking body kick.
Ihantala misses with a looping right.
It looked like McDonald was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McDonald misses with a hook.
Ihantala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ihantala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala cracks McDonald with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends McDonald tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ihantala pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! McDonald is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Tali Ihantala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jim Bob McDonald had this to say: 'A country boy can survive'.
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