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WVT 103: Machado v Fabinho PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xue Fang (ranked 3943 p4p, 15581 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 185 p4p, 260 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xue Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 47 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alzado tries to move into range but Fang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Alzado misses.
Fang connects with the punch.
Fang moves out of range as Alzado strikes.
Alzado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Fang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alzado's sensitive parts.
Alzado tries to land a body kick
and Fang counters with a nice body shot.
Fang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fang connects with a body shot.
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!
Alzado misses the shot to the body.
Fang fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Alzado to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Alzado looks to clinch but Fang throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Alzado taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Xue Fang!
A relieved looking Xue Fang 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 2160 p4p, 6204 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 92 p4p, 228 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goldberg pushes Zaire off looking to stand but Zaire dives back in and keeps control.
Zaire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zaire misses with a head shot. Goldberg uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zaire throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zaire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zaire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goldberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zaire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldberg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zaire is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldberg is one step ahead there.
Zaire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goldberg is looking to stand up but Zaire won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zaire has his foot on Goldberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goldberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Zaire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zaire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goldberg defends well.
Zaire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goldberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Zaire trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Zaire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaire postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zaire prevents Goldberg from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goldberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
Zaire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goldberg throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Zaire slips a jab from Goldberg.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goldberg misses with a body shot.
Goldberg throws a wild body kick that Zaire sees coming a mile off.
Zaire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goldberg manages to circle out of the way.
Goldberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.
Goldberg throws out a counter right but Zaire avoids it with no problem.
Zaire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Goldberg 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.
Goldberg throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Zaire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goldberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Goldberg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldberg looks to land a combination but Zaire avoids it well.
Bill Goldberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire misses the jab.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldberg manages to avoid it.
Goldberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire dodges the punch combination from Goldberg.
Zaire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goldberg is refusing to be controlled, as Zaire sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zaire.
Zaire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldberg's head.
Zaire prevents Goldberg from standing back up.
Zaire not doing much here.
Zaire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zaire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zaire trying to mount his opponent but Goldberg defends it.
Nice strikes from Zaire there.
Zaire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zaire lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking for a kimura here.
Goldberg wants to get back to his feet.
Zaire thows a huge punch but Goldberg dodges it nicely.
Zaire working over Goldberg with some ground and pound. Goldberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zaire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zaire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zaire thows a huge punch but Goldberg dodges it nicely.
Zaire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zaire throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Goldberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zaire.
Goldberg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaire throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that second round.
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!
Zaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldberg throws out the jab.
Goldberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goldberg swinging wildly here.
Zaire looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zaire with the ground and pound but Goldberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zaire lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Zaire from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg wants to stand up but Zaire is controlling him.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zaire throwing strikes from guard but Goldberg blocks nicely.
Zaire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zaire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zaire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zaire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zaire throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zaire has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Goldberg is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to stand but Zaire is controlling his arm.
Zaire is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Zaire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goldberg wants to stand but Zaire has his arm trapped.
A control attempt from Zaire but he's now mounted!
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.
Zaire is looking to improve his position but Goldberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Goldberg avoids the attempt from Zaire to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goldberg tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Goldberg.
I think Goldberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
A very excited looking Bill Goldberg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 2563 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Bob Barnes (ranked 105 p4p, 129 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.
Raper throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper throws a body kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp one two that drops Raper! Barnes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Raper to his feet! Raper is in big trouble!
Raper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Raper coming out on top.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raper with a body shot.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Raper.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnes - the referee stops the clock and Raper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnes. Raper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raper swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Raper's head.
Raper throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raper.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Raper misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Raper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Raper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes slips a jab from Raper.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Raper down.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Raper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands with a hook. Raper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raper misses with a wild combination.
Raper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raper.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Raper tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Raper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Raper misses with a low kick.
A big left from Raper misses.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.
Raper tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper throws a body kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Raper avoids nicely.
Raper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Raper wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Raper.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Raper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 Barnes is rocked!
Raper looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Raper finish him?
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Raper misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes scores with a one two! Raper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Nice shot by Raper.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Raper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper fails to land with a series of punches.
Raper misses the jab.
And Barnes responds with a good body kick, but Raper manages to step out the way in time.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Raper drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper breaks the clinch.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a crisp one two that drops Raper! Barnes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Raper to his feet! Raper is in big trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Raper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Raper sees coming a mile off.
Raper is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raper fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.
Raper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raper's head.
Raper clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raper manages to break the clinch.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Raper tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes drops Raper with a beautiful combination! Raper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barnes is looking for the KO!
 Raper is rocked!
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Bob Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Barnes.
Barnes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barnes stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice cross by Barnes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Barnes throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Raper is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Barnes!
Bob Barnes 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 2015 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 307 p4p, 251 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell misses with a straight left.
Terrell stuns Zaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Terrell 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.
Zaire throws an overhand right that lands on Terrell's shoulder, as Terrell tries to avoid the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zaire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Terrell - the referee stops the clock and Zaire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Terrell. Zaire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaire is looking to slow Terrell down with leg kicks.
Zaire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Terrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left and a right from Terrell both land. Nice combination.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Terrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire motions for Terrell to come forward. Zaire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terrell wants to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch position.
Terrell lands a nice hook to Zaire's body. Zaire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terrell drops his hands momentarily and Zaire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zaire misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Terrell scores with a shot to the body.
Zaire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Terrell.
Good shot there by Zaire.
Terrell tests Zaire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Terrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaire misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Zaire throwing a counter right hand but Terrell manages to avoid it.
Zaire tries to score with a low kick but Terrell moves his leg out of the way.
Terrell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zaire on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Terrell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Terrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terrell slips a jab from Zaire.
Terrell scores with a leg kick.
Terrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terrell's corner calls for a 1-2. Terrell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Terrell throws a sloppy body shot
and Zaire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaire.
Terrell wants to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch position.
Zaire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Terrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Terrell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Terrell throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Zaire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Terrell misses the shot to the body.
Terrell jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
Zaire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire avoids the body shot from Terrell.
Zaire is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrell. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Terrell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Terrell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaire slips under a jab.
Terrell lands a head shot.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Zaire blocks the low kick.
Terrell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zaire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terrell.
Zaire throws a body punch but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell 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.
Terrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaire off the cage and back into range.
Zaire scores with a hook.
Zaire misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Terrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Zaire's head.
A head kick misses from Terrell.
Terrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terrell lands a jab.
Terrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terrell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Terrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaire throws out the jab.
Terrell throws a leg kick
and Zaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrell manages to avoid it.
Terrell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Terrell.
Terrell throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
Zaire lunges at Terrell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Terrell's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire lands with a straight right. Terrell didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Terrell moves out of range as Zaire strikes.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Terrell is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
A jab lands there for Zaire.
Terrell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrell rushes Zaire and presses him up against the cage.
Zaire has Terrell pressed against the cage.
Terrell blocks a body shot from Zaire.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Terrell.
Zaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Zaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
Zaire just leaning against Terrell, taking a breather.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Zaire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zaire is looking to control Terrell's arms but Terrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaire has his back to the cage.
Zaire misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell dominated that round.
That's time! Zaire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Terrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaire. That did some damage!
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Terrell moves away and avoids it.
Terrell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Terrell lands a really nice looking cross but Zaire seems unphased.
Terrell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaire avoids the head kick by Terrell.
Terrell digs a good hook to Zaire's body.
Zaire slips a jab from Terrell.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrell misses the shot to the body.
Terrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terrell.
Zaire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Terrell catches Zaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Terrell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Terrell slips a jab from Zaire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terrell scores with a nice head shot.
Zaire scores with a hook.
Terrell scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Terrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terrell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Terrell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaire counters with an outside leg kick.
Terrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaire catches Terrell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
Terrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaire on the side of the head.
Terrell clinches up against the cage.
Zaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaire has had enough of the clinch but Terrell keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Zaire.
Terrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaire's efforts to push away.
Zaire working aggressively here.
Zaire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Terrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaire misses with the head strike.
Zaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrell controls his hands.
Terrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Terrell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Terrell, as that shot connected.
Zaire misses the jab.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Terrell moved away.
Zaire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Terrell thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice shot by Terrell.
Zaire looks to land a left hand but Terrell moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
Terrell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Terrell lands with a nice body punch.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it.
Zaire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Terrell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Terrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire slips under a jab from Terrell.
Terrell tries to land a leg kick but Zaire saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell checks a low kick from Zaire.
Zaire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Terrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Terrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Zaire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Terrell.
Zaire blocks a head kick by Terrell.
Terrell 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.
Zaire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Terrell checks it well.
Terrell lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Terrell!
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terrell.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zaire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terrell avoids the body shot from Zaire.
The crowd cheers as Terrell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zaire doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell connects with a single shot there.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Terrell moved out of range.
Zaire throws the left hand but Terrell avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Terrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Terrell.
Terrell throws a combination. Zaire tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
Terrell thuds his right hand into Zaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrell.
Terrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terrell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire moves out of range as Terrell strikes.
Terrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Terrell misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Zaire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Zaire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
A countering left hand to the body from Terrell misses.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaire is looking to counter punch.
Terrell takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Zaire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Terrell scores with a shot to the body.
Terrell throws a leg kick
and Zaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terrell avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Terrell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaire wants to land a leg kick but Terrell is out of range.
Zaire cracks Terrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Terrell at a distance.
Terrell slips under a jab.
Terrell 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.
Zaire throws a body punch but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Terrell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zaire doesn't seem phased though.
Zaire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terrell's hands.
Zaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terrell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
Terrell lands a head shot.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Terrell blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Terrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Zaire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zaire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Terrell slips under a jab.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Terrell.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Terrell ducks down to avoid it.
Terrell cracks Zaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaire connects with a body shot that sends Terrell's belly button to the back.
Terrell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Terrell's head but Terrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terrell steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Terrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terrell throws a solid leg kick but Zaire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terrell.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaire throws a body punch but Terrell moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaire misses the target.
Terrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terrell.
Terrell throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Zaire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Terrell.
Terrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaire off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaire misses the jab.
Terrell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zaire.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Zaire throws a jab when Terrell was well out of range.
Terrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zaire slips a straight right by Terrell.
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.
Terrell throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Terrell, as that shot connected.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Terrell is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
Terrell wants to counter with a clinch but Zaire pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Terrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrell loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Zaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Terrell misses.
Phillip Terrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terrell can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrell 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 Zaire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zaire wants to slow Terrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab from Zaire.
Zaire's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zaire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaire. That's going to slow Terrell down.
Terrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaire on the side of the head.
Terrell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Terrell under the eye.
Terrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaire jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Terrell.
Terrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zaire is able to avoid easily.
Zaire tries to land a leg kick but Terrell saw it coming and moves away.
Terrell moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Terrell.
Terrell tries to move into range but Zaire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Terrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terrell is looking to slow Zaire down with leg kicks.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Zaire wants to land a leg kick but Terrell is out of range.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Zaire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terrell doesn't seem phased though.
Terrell is looking to clinch.
As Terrell backs away, Zaire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice combination there by Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terrell lands with a slapping head kick.
Terrell misses with a looping right.
Terrell slips under a jab from Zaire.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abdullah Zaire.
I think Terrell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Terrell!
A relieved looking Phillip Terrell 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 Jim Reefer (ranked 1379 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Pablo Itzpapalotltotec (ranked 203 p4p, 190 weight class). Itzpapalotltotec has chosen Copacabana - Barry Manilow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Itzpapalotltotec!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jim Reefer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reefer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Itzpapalotltotec staying out of range there.
Itzpapalotltotec fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reefer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Itzpapalotltotec has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Itzpapalotltotec there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Reefer misses.
Itzpapalotltotec takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reefer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Reefer misses.
Itzpapalotltotec moves forwards but Reefer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reefer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reefer loads up on a big right hand but Itzpapalotltotec slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Itzpapalotltotec blocks the leg kick.
Itzpapalotltotec digs a good body shot into Reefer's ribs.
Reefer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itzpapalotltotec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reefer manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Itzpapalotltotec has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Itzpapalotltotec. Beautiful body shot.
Reefer throws a lazy right hand but Itzpapalotltotec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reefer throws a hook to the side of Itzpapalotltotec's head but Itzpapalotltotec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Itzpapalotltotec there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Itzpapalotltotec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reefer takes one on the button.
Itzpapalotltotec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itzpapalotltotec fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itzpapalotltotec. Reefer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Itzpapalotltotec misses the target.
Reefer tries to land a front kick but Itzpapalotltotec steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Itzpapalotltotec fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reefer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Itzpapalotltotec on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reefer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Itzpapalotltotec throws out the jab.
Reefer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Reefer throws the kick towards the body but Itzpapalotltotec avoids it.
Itzpapalotltotec uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reefer.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itzpapalotltotec is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reefer rather than just go for the knockout.
Reefer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Itzpapalotltotec releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Itzpapalotltotec cracks a nice hook into Reefer's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer scoring well with a low kick there.
Reefer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itzpapalotltotec shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reefer defends it nicely.
A slow jab from Reefer misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Reefer.
Reefer ducks under a wild hook from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jim Reefer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reefer avoids the body shot from Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer looks to score with a jab to the body but Itzpapalotltotec is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Itzpapalotltotec 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Itzpapalotltotec listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Itzpapalotltotec fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reefer throwing a counter right hand but Itzpapalotltotec manages to avoid it.
Jim Reefer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a nice shot to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reefer at a distance.
Reefer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Itzpapalotltotec. Itzpapalotltotec circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer throws a body shot but no joy.
Reefer cracks Itzpapalotltotec with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Itzpapalotltotec takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Itzpapalotltotec is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reefer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer takes a swing at Itzpapalotltotec's ribcage but misses.
Itzpapalotltotec on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reefer. Itzpapalotltotec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reefer looks to land a combination but Itzpapalotltotec avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Itzpapalotltotec! But no joy.
Reefer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itzpapalotltotec. Reefer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reefer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itzpapalotltotec moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reefer ducks right into an uppercut from Itzpapalotltotec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Reefer misses.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a lovely overhand right.
Itzpapalotltotec moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reefer lands a glancing blow to the side of Itzpapalotltotec's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Itzpapalotltotec, as that shot connected.
Itzpapalotltotec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reefer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reefer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Itzpapalotltotec in his tracks.
Reefer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Itzpapalotltotec finds it's way round the side to connect with Reefer's head.
Reefer throws a big shot that misses.
Itzpapalotltotec connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reefer. Reefer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Itzpapalotltotec staying out of range there.
Itzpapalotltotec swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Itzpapalotltotec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reefer moves away.
Reefer misses with a looping right.
Itzpapalotltotec throws out a counter right but Reefer avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Reefer as he connects with a hook.
Reefer lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Reefer.
Itzpapalotltotec cracks Reefer with a good jab.
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 Jim Reefer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reefer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Itzpapalotltotec looks to land a left hand but Reefer moved out of range nicely.
Reefer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reefer scoring well with a low kick there.
Reefer misses with a looping left.
Itzpapalotltotec bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reefer's head backwards.
Reefer misses with a hook
and Itzpapalotltotec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Itzpapalotltotec clobbers Reefer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a jab.
Itzpapalotltotec ducks under a wild hook from Reefer.
Itzpapalotltotec fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reefer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Itzpapalotltotec takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Itzpapalotltotec throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Itzpapalotltotec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Itzpapalotltotec was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reefer tried to score with a low kick but Itzpapalotltotec checks it.
Reefer scores with a decent looking hook.
Itzpapalotltotec connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reefer. Reefer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer tries to land a leg kick but Itzpapalotltotec saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Itzpapalotltotec releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a nice head shot.
Reefer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reefer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Itzpapalotltotec has time to react.
Reefer throws a hook but Itzpapalotltotec avoids it easily.
Reefer lands a nice shot that snaps Itzpapalotltotec's head back.
Reefer misses with a looping right.
Reefer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Itzpapalotltotec has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Itzpapalotltotec takes a jab right on the kisser.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a punch to the head.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reefer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Itzpapalotltotec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reefer moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Reefer misses.
Itzpapalotltotec looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reefer throws out a loose jab but Itzpapalotltotec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Itzpapalotltotec.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Reefer.
Reefer throws a push kick but Itzpapalotltotec slaps the foot to one side.
Itzpapalotltotec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reefer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reefer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Itzpapalotltotec ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jim Reefer is winning the standup battle so far.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a nice right hand.
Reefer looks to throw the jab but Itzpapalotltotec is out of range.
Reefer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer looks to score with a jab to the body but Itzpapalotltotec is just out of range.
Reefer looks to throw the jab but Itzpapalotltotec is out of range.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itzpapalotltotec. Reefer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reefer misses with a leg kick.
Reefer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Itzpapalotltotec misses the shot to the body.
Reefer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec takes a jab right on the kisser.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reefer.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a nice strike.
Reefer looks to land a left hand but Itzpapalotltotec moved out of range nicely.
Reefer misses with a looping right.
Reefer walks into a stiff left hand from Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Itzpapalotltotec connects with a right hand. Reefer shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itzpapalotltotec. Reefer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Itzpapalotltotec avoids the body shot from Reefer.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a punch to the head.
Reefer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reefer thows a body kick. Itzpapalotltotec tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reefer thuds his shin into the meat of Itzpapalotltotec's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reefer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Reefer misses.
Reefer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec misses with a wild body shot.
Reefer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reefer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reefer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reefer.
Reefer pushes Itzpapalotltotec away with a front kick.
A jab from Itzpapalotltotec finds it's way through Reefer's defenses.
A leg kick checked by Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reefer throws a lazy right hand but Itzpapalotltotec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reefer thuds his shin into the meat of Itzpapalotltotec's side.
Reefer throws a hook but Itzpapalotltotec avoids it easily.
Itzpapalotltotec moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Reefer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reefer needs to keep his hands up - Itzpapalotltotec had a free shot at his head there.
Reefer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Itzpapalotltotec avoids the body shot from Reefer.
Reefer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itzpapalotltotec. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reefer.
Reefer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itzpapalotltotec.
A left lands for Reefer.
Reefer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Itzpapalotltotec has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Itzpapalotltotec moves out of range as Reefer strikes.
Itzpapalotltotec takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reefer moves forwards but Itzpapalotltotec connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Itzpapalotltotec coming out on top.
Itzpapalotltotec has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reefer.
Itzpapalotltotec swings for the body but Reefer moves out of range.
Itzpapalotltotec's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reefer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itzpapalotltotec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Reefer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec looks to score with a jab to the body but Reefer is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itzpapalotltotec lands a glancing blow to the side of Reefer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer lands a jab to the nose.
Reefer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Itzpapalotltotec moves out of range as Reefer strikes.
Reefer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itzpapalotltotec momentarily.
Itzpapalotltotec uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reefer.
Reefer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reefer throws a push kick but Itzpapalotltotec slaps the foot to one side.
Reefer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reefer 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 Itzpapalotltotec has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Itzpapalotltotec and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reefer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Itzpapalotltotec looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Itzpapalotltotec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itzpapalotltotec misses with a wild body shot.
Itzpapalotltotec just misses with a punch to the body.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reefer doesn't seem bothered though.
Itzpapalotltotec uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reefer.
Reefer throws a sloppy head kick and Itzpapalotltotec moves out of range easily.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itzpapalotltotec throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reefer connects with a right hand. Itzpapalotltotec shakes it off.
Reefer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reefer dodges the punch combination from Itzpapalotltotec.
Nice jab there from Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer throws a hook but Itzpapalotltotec avoids it easily.
Itzpapalotltotec with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reefer throws a leg kick but Itzpapalotltotec checks it.
Itzpapalotltotec swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a slapping body shot.
Itzpapalotltotec lands a jab.
Reefer misses with a looping left.
Reefer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Itzpapalotltotec keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reefer.
Itzpapalotltotec steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reefer. That one must have hurt.
Itzpapalotltotec misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reefer.
A lazy left from Itzpapalotltotec finds it's target.
Itzpapalotltotec takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reefer needs to keep his hands up - Itzpapalotltotec had a free shot at his head there.
Itzpapalotltotec with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reefer to score with a decent uppercut.
Reefer misses the body punch
and Itzpapalotltotec connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reefer throws a leg kick
and Itzpapalotltotec counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reefer scores with a spinning back kick!
Itzpapalotltotec sizes up Reefer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itzpapalotltotec digs a good body shot into Reefer's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reefer. Itzpapalotltotec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reefer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Itzpapalotltotec is able to avoid easily.
Reefer slips under a jab from Itzpapalotltotec.
Itzpapalotltotec connects with a jab.
Reefer throws an overhand right that lands on Itzpapalotltotec's shoulder, as Itzpapalotltotec tries to avoid the shot.
Reefer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reefer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - Reefer coming out on top.
Reefer throws a lazy right hand but Itzpapalotltotec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Itzpapalotltotec scores with the left hand. Reefer knows he should have avoided that one.
Reefer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Itzpapalotltotec.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reefer stuns Itzpapalotltotec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Itzpapalotltotec tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Itzpapalotltotec.
Reefer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Itzpapalotltotec was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pablo Itzpapalotltotec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itzpapalotltotec jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Itzpapalotltotec comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reefer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pablo Itzpapalotltotec!
Pablo Itzpapalotltotec seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 1729 p4p, 2066 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 265 p4p, 319 weight class). Benny The Bouncer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blikstein misses with the combination.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blikstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by The Bouncer as he connects with a hook.
The Bouncer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blikstein.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Blikstein avoids it easily.
The Bouncer lands a lovely overhand right.
The Bouncer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Blikstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bouncer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blikstein's hands.
Blikstein scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Bouncer in his tracks.
The Bouncer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blikstein slips a jab from The Bouncer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. Blikstein moves away and avoids it.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Blikstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - The Bouncer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Bouncer throws a poor cross that misses
so Blikstein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Bouncer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blikstein off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Benny The Bouncer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blikstein moves out of range of the leg kick from The Bouncer.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Bouncer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Paulo Blikstein has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Bouncer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blikstein wants to clinch up but The Bouncer keeps it at a distance.
The Bouncer lands with a straight right. Blikstein didn't see that one coming.
Blikstein is rocked!
The Bouncer cracks Blikstein on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Blikstein falls backwards against the cage. The Bouncer follows up with more strikes that drop Blikstein to his knees. The Bouncer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Blikstein! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny The Bouncer!
Benny The Bouncer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bondi MMA 🏝️, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 1089 p4p, 1343 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 163 p4p, 199 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Delbert Mazzariello 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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzariello throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West ducks right into an uppercut from Mazzariello.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazzariello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Mazzariello now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mazzariello misses with a leg kick.
Mazzariello just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWest.
Mazzariello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but West checks it well.
Mazzariello gets a clinch.
West avoids the elbow strike from Mazzariello, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West pushes Mazzariello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzariello misses with some punches.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West lands a body shot in the clinch.
West lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzariello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mazzariello misses with a body punch.
Mazzariello has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Mazzariello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Mazzariello tries to tie him up.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzariello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazzariello.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazzariello.
An inside leg kick from Mazzariello misses.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mazzariello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from West.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzariello was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Mazzariello throws a low kick but it's checked well by West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello flicks out a counter leg kick but West steps away.
Mazzariello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzariello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazzariello throws a right hand that misses
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazzariello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mazzariello tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mazzariello scores with a crisp jab that stopped West in his tracks.
Mazzariello scores with a body shot.
Mazzariello keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazzariello is just out of range.
It seemed like Mazzariello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by West.
West checks a leg kick nicely.
West avoids the body shot from Mazzariello.
West was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been informed that Mazzariello has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mazzariello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mazzariello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Mazzariello lands.
Delbert Mazzariello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West moves forwards but Mazzariello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
West ducks right into an uppercut from Mazzariello.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
Mazzariello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Mazzariello does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps West's head backwards.
Mazzariello tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from West.
A punch lands to the side of West 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mazzariello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Mazzariello.
West throws a hook to the side of Mazzariello's head but Mazzariello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazzariello is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! West had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick that is checked
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West misses with an uppercut
and Mazzariello counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mazzariello darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mazzariello misses with a looping right.
Mazzariello avoids the head kick by West.
West misses with a looping left.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Delbert Mazzariello dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A leg kick checked by West.
Delbert Mazzariello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mazzariello misses with a hook to the body
and Mazzariello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mazzariello tried to score with a low kick but West checks it.
Mazzariello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from West.
Mazzariello moves into range and clinches up with West.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazzariello controls his hands.
Mazzariello misses with a hook from the clinch.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mazzariello misses with a body punch.
Mazzariello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mazzariello lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzariello tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Mazzariello back against the cage.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzariello controls the action.
West lands with a left to the head.
Mazzariello struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Mazzariello has West pressed against the cage.
A short right from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a nice uppercut.
DeShawn West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West misses with a body punch.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from West.
Mazzariello lands with a light punch inside.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazzariello won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mazzariello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mazzariello scores with a shot to the side of West's head.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazzariello is rocked!
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mazzariello.
A short right from West on the inside.
Mazzariello is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
West throws a big uppercut that drops Mazzariello! More strikes from West and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mazzariello lies dazed against the cage as West celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn West!
DeShawn West thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Legions (ranked 1178 p4p, 827 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 58 p4p, 123 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Legions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legions tries to clinch up but Garrett circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legions throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Legions!
A head kick misses from Legions.
Legions moves to clinch but Garrett breaks away
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Legions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legions slips under a jab.
Legions lands with a kick to the temple. Garrett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Legions throws a sloppy head kick and Garrett moves out of range easily.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legions.
Legions plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legions.
Garrett avoids the head kick by Legions.
Legions tries a head kick but it misses.
Legions tries to bum rush Garrett with a series of wild strikes but Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legions loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Legions fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Legions cracks Garrett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Legions throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Legions has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrett finds it's way round the side to connect with Legions's head.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legions missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legions misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fidel Legions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legions tries to clinch up but Garrett circles away and keeps his distance.
Garrett sizes up Legions with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Legions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
Garrett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Legions looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Garrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Legions manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legions swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett being controlled here momentarily.
Garrett postures up in Legions's guard and throws a big left but Legions blocks it.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Legions's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett throws a strike but Legions rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrett, not yet.
Legions trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Legions controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Legions has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Legions won't allow Garrett to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Legions looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Legions managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett landing some decent shots from guard.
Garrett connects with a couple of short punches.
Garrett is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Legions is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Legions has escaped and now he's on top!
Legions trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Fidel Legions will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Legions misses with a head kick.
Legions fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Legions misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Legions's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fidel Legions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Legions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett scores with a shot to the body.
Legions throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Garrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garrett gets tackled into the cage by Legions. Legions maintains the clinch.
Legions works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Legions lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Legions escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garrett takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legions goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrett circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrett blocks a head kick by Legions.
Garrett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legions doesn't seem bothered though.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Legions fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrett on the side of the head.
Garrett avoids the head kick by Legions.
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Legions swinging wildly here.
Garrett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Legionss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garrett lands a right hook to the body.
Fidel Legions is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Legions lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrett at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legions looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legions blocks a jab.
Legions fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Legions moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garrett misses with a takedown attempt - Legions sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Legions throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legions looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Legions saw that one coming.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legions is looking to counter punch.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Legions misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Garrett finds it's way through Legions's defenses.
Legions connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Legions cracks a nice hook into Garrett's ribs.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legions.
Legions looks to land a left hand but Garrett moved out of range nicely.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Garrett tries to counter it with a takedown but Legions pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Legions throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legions tries a head kick but it misses.
Legions swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legions moves away.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legions is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Legions dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fidel Legions is winning the standup battle so far.
Legions takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrett lands a jab to Legions's midsection.
Legions tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrett throws a big shot that misses.
Legions ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Garrett unleashes a big counter combination but Legions bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legions manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Legions takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Garrett looks to throw the jab but Legions is out of range.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legions moves away.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legions works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Legions misses with a left hand
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legions throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garrett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Legions won't be happy with that.
Legions avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garrett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett looks up at the clock and then as Legions takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garrett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Legions tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garrett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fidel Legions will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Legions lands a high kick!
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Garrett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garrett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garrett tries to free his leg and advance position but Legions is retaining full guard.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Legions will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett stands up over Legions, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Legions uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Legions!
Legions won't allow Garrett to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is pulling down on Legions's head to control his posture.
Legions trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garrett is on top in guard.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legions works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legions's head.
Legions keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Garrett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legions swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett postures up.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legions's head.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Legions swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Legions finds it's way through Garrett's defenses.
Garrett throws out a powerful jab.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Legions.
Legions misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legions darts in and clinches Garrett up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Garrett.
Garrett tries a body shot but Legions blocks it.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legions's elbow.
Garrett lands a left hand.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Legions controls his hands.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Legions controls his hands.
Garrett wants a takedown.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Legions pulls his leg out and moves away.
Legions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Legions did well to prevent Garrett getting side control.
Garrett is thwarting Legions's attempts to control the position.
Garrett is nestled in close to Legions, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Legions uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Legions is trying to control the position but Garrett postures up.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
Legions is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bo Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Legions has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bo Garrett!
After winning the bout, Bo Garrett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svalbard Haudegen (ranked 479 p4p, 580 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 75 p4p, 89 weight class). Haudegen comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Urameshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smile Bomb. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svalbard Haudegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haudegen misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haudegen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Haudegen slips a jab from Urameshi.
A big right from Haudegen misses.
Haudegen fails to land with a series of punches.
Urameshi avoids the body shot from Haudegen.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Urameshi loads up on a big right hand but Haudegen slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Haudegen defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Haudegen misses with the combination.
Urameshi throws out a powerful jab.
Svalbard Haudegen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haudegen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Urameshi to the ground. Haudegen is now in Urameshi's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haudegen won't allow Urameshi to get back to his feet.
Urameshi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haudegen controls the pace.
Haudegen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Haudegen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Urameshi tries to throw a body punch but Haudegen avoids it by throwing Urameshi back against the cage.
Urameshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haudegen misses with a body punch.
Haudegen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Urameshi blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urameshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi breaks the clinch.
Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haudegen.
We've been informed that Urameshi 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.
Urameshi cracks Haudegen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haudegen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Haudegen is out of range.
Haudegen throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Haudegen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haudegen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haudegen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Haudegen misses its intended target.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haudegen staying out of range there.
Haudegen throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haudegen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haudegen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Urameshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Urameshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Haudegen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urameshi throws out a counter right but Haudegen avoids it with no problem.
Haudegen ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Haudegen looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urameshi misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Haudegen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Haudegen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haudegen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Urameshi clobbers Haudegen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Urameshi misses with a straight left.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haudegen moves away from the strike by Urameshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a hook but Haudegen avoids it easily.
Urameshi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haudegen throws a hook but Urameshi blocks it.
Haudegen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urameshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haudegen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Haudegen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Haudegen scores with a jab.
Urameshi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haudegen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urameshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haudegen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Haudegen.
Haudegen misses with a hook.
Haudegen throws an overhand right that lands on Urameshi's shoulder, as Urameshi tries to avoid the shot.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haudegen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Haudegen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haudegen throws a series of punches but Urameshi moves out of range.
A jab from Haudegen misses.
Urameshi missing with a left hand there. Haudegen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Haudegen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urameshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Haudegen.
Haudegen looks to land a right hand but Urameshi moved out of range.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urameshi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Urameshi scores with a hook to the body. Haudegen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Haudegen moved out of range nicely.
Haudegen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haudegen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haudegen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urameshi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haudegen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Haudegen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haudegen throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haudegen.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi throws a hook but Haudegen avoids it easily.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Haudegen ducked under it nicely.
Haudegen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Haudegen misses.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
Haudegen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Haudegen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Haudegen moves out of range.
Haudegen tries to counter with a takedown but Urameshi is quick to defend against it.
Haudegen throws a right hand that misses
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Haudegen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haudegen scores with a nice strike.
Urameshi misses the jab.
Haudegen scores with a jab.
Haudegen lunges at Urameshi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Urameshi's hand.
Haudegen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi looks to land a right hand but Haudegen moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haudegen misses with a hook.
Haudegen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Urameshi defends well and Haudegen ends up having to push Urameshi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Urameshi misses with the head strike.
Urameshi throws a head punch that misses.
Haudegen blocks an uppercut.
Urameshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Haudegen.
Urameshi breaks from the clinch.
Urameshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haudegen throws out a loose jab but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Urameshi. No joy for Haudegen on that attempt.
Haudegen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Haudegen scores with a nice right hand.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haudegen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck for Haudegen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svalbard Haudegen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but Haudegen ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen 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.
Urameshi thuds a left hand into Haudegen's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi lands a jab to the nose.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Haudegen.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haudegen misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Haudegen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Haudegen cracks Urameshi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haudegen shoots in but Urameshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haudegen misses with a takedown attempt - Urameshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haudegen throws a head kick that misses
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Urameshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haudegen misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haudegen throws a series of strikes that have Urameshi backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws an overhand right that lands on Haudegen's shoulder, as Haudegen tries to avoid the shot.
Haudegen connects with a jab.
Urameshi swings for the body but Haudegen moves out of range.
Haudegen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Urameshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haudegen misses with an uppercut. Urameshi saw that one coming.
Urameshi avoids the head kick by Haudegen.
Haudegen misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Haudegen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haudegen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Urameshi lands with a nice body punch.
Haudegen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urameshi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Haudegen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi misses with a few strikes there.
Haudegen throws out a loose jab but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haudegen misses with a hook
and Urameshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haudegen thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Urameshi dodges the punch combination from Haudegen.
Haudegen gets a double leg takedown into Urameshi's guard.
Urameshi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Urameshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haudegen.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haudegen.
Urameshi connects with the punch.
Haudegen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Urameshi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haudegen to score with a decent uppercut.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haudegen was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Haudegen.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haudegen throws out the jab.
Haudegen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Urameshi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yusuke Urameshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haudegen moves out of range as Urameshi strikes.
Haudegen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Svalbard Haudegen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urameshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haudegen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haudegen, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Haudegen misses its intended target.
Haudegen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Haudegen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Urameshi connects with a body shot that sends Haudegen's belly button to the back.
Urameshi jabs Haudegen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haudegen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Urameshi.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Haudegen.
Haudegen throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haudegen.
Haudegen misses the jab.
Nice cross by Haudegen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haudegen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haudegen moves out of range as Urameshi strikes.
Urameshi lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Urameshi does it's job there.
Haudegen misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haudegen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Urameshi counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the head.
Haudegen misses with a hook
and Urameshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urameshi stuns Haudegen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Urameshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Haudegen. Haudegen gets slowly back to his feet.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urameshi lands with a hook. Haudegen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haudegen misses with a shot to the body
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urameshi lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Urameshi!
Urameshi sneaks out the side door and pushes Haudegen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Haudegen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haudegen misses with a few strikes there.
Urameshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haudegen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haudegen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Urameshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Urameshi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haudegen under the eye.
Urameshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Haudegen's head.
Urameshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haudegen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Haudegen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haudegen. Urameshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haudegen throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haudegen shoots and misses
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svalbard Haudegen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi digs a good body shot into Haudegen's ribs.
Urameshi connects with a right hand. Haudegen shakes it off.
Haudegen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urameshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Urameshi.
Decent striking displayed by Urameshi there.
Nice uppercut lands for Urameshi. That snapped Haudegen's head back.
Urameshi connects with a jab.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
Haudegen misses with a lunging right hand
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urameshi takes one to the chin there.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urameshi throws a shot to the body.
Urameshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haudegen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Urameshi defends well and Haudegen ends up having to push Urameshi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haudegen lands with a light punch inside.
Urameshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haudegen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haudegen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haudegen lands with a straight right. Urameshi didn't see that one coming.
Urameshi throws a shot to the body.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urameshi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haudegen throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Urameshi clobbers Haudegen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Haudegen throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Haudegen misses.
Urameshi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Urameshi misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Urameshi 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
During a confident post fight interview, Yusuke Urameshi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 28 p4p, 54 weight class) and Roberto Fabinho (ranked 7 p4p, 10 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by El Barrio. Fabinho comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Glowed Up - Kaytranada kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fabinho misses with a hook to the body
and Machado counters with a one-two to the body.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fabinho connects with a body shot.
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fabinho manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Machado misses.
Fabinho is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Machado with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho throws a big shot that misses.
Machado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fabinho checks a low kick from Machado.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fabinho clobbers Machado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by Fabinho - just one landing.
Fabinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Fabinho.
A lazy left from Machado finds it's target.
Machado throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fabinho misses its intended target.
Fabinho slips a jab from Machado.
Fabinho lands with an overhand left.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fabinho manages to avoid it.
Fabinho clinches up against the cage.
Machado prevents a body shot from Fabinho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fabinho can't get the takedown.
Machado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fabinho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fabinho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machado's elbow.
Machado blocks an uppercut.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Machado.
Fabinho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Fabinho.
Machado is trying to force a seperation but Fabinho has the dominant position.
A short left from Fabinho.
Machado digs a right hand into Fabinho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fabinho's gas tank.
Fabinho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machado tries a body shot but Fabinho blocks it.
Machado misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Machado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machado takes one to the chin there.
Fabinho throws a hook but Machado avoids it easily.
Fabinho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fabinho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Roberto Fabinho has been cut.
Roberto Fabinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Machado misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fabinho slips a jab from Machado.
Fabinho moves out of range as Machado strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fabinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Fabinho.
Fabinho shoots in for a double leg but Machado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A counter left hand to the body from Machado misses its target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fabinho checks a leg kick.
Machado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fabinho finds it's way round the side to connect with Machado's head.
Fabinho avoids the body shot from Machado.
Fabinho misses with a wild body shot.
Machado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Fabinho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machado sizes up Fabinho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Fabinho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fabinho manages to avoid it.
Fabinho cracks Machado with an open hand slap.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
Machado misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fabinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fabinho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Machado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fabinho tries to clinch but Machado is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses the shot to the body.
Machado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fabinho.
Fabinho misses with a hook
and Machado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fabinho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Machado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fabinho pushes Machado up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado prevents a body shot from Fabinho.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fabinho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado tries a body shot but Fabinho blocks it.
Fabinho throws a head punch that misses.
Machado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fabinho is breathing heavily.
Machado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the body from Fabinho misses
and Machado counters with a nice right hand that sends Fabinho toppling to the canvas! Fabinho scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Machado finish him?!
Fabinho is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fabinho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machado counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderson Machado!
Wanderson Machado retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Wanderson Machado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Roberto Fabinho was interviewed post fight and said 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.
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