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WVT 115: Melondov v Vunipola 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denis Denisov (ranked 3604 p4p, 2920 weight class) and Mason Rogers (ranked 420 p4p, 372 weight class). 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 12 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Denisov throws a push kick but Rogers slaps the foot to one side.
Rogers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Denisov slips under a jab.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denisov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denisov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rogers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Rogers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Denisov defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Denis Denisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Denisov scores with a four punch combination!
Denisov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Denisov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denisov closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Denisov.
Rogers is pushing Denisov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Denisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Denisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov manages to pull guard.
Denisov keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Denisov's head.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
Denisov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov striking from the bottom here.
Rogers won't allow Denisov to get back to his feet.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers won't allow Denisov to sweep him here.
Denisov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Denisov is keeping the position.
Denisov throwing short punches from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rogers throws a low kick, looking for Denisov's leg but Denisov calmly moves out of range.
Rogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Denisov. Denisov gets slowly back to his feet.
Denisov misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rogers! But no joy.
Denisov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Denisov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers dips to his left and cracks Denisov with an uppercut!
Denisov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rogers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Denisov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Denisov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Denisov lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Denisov fails with the takedown.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Denisov.
Rogers defending well as Denisov loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denisov shoots in looking for a takedown but Rogers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Denisov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rogers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Denisov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Denisov fails with the takedown
and Rogers moves into the clinch.
Denisov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rogers scores with a hook to the body.
Rogers connects with a knee to the head.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denisov avoids it.
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denisov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
Denisov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers is working Denisov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mason Rogers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Denisov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Denisov as he connects with a hook.
Denisov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but Denisov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Rogers misses.
Denisov checks a leg kick nicely.
Rogers misses with a hook. Denisov ducked under it nicely.
Rogers scores with a spinning back kick!
Denisov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denisov throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Denisov.
Denisov tries to counter by clinching up but Rogers breaks away and moves out of range.
Denisov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Denisov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Denisov misses with a double jab
and Rogers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Denisov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers tries a quick counter leg kick but Denisov is wise to it.
Denisov tries to clinch up.
Denisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Denisov is out of range.
Rogers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denisov tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogers scores with a hook.
Denisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Denisov ducks down to avoid it.
Rogers scores with a leg kick.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Denisov closes the distance but Rogers moves to the side
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Denisov throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Denisov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers misses the jab.
Denisov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Denisov shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Denisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisov throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Rogers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Denisov misses with a low kick.
Rogers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Denisov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Denisov slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Denisov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Denisov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denis Denisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denisov throws a series of strikes that have Rogers backpedaling.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Rogers swings for the body but Denisov moves out of range.
Denisov tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Denisov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denisov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Denisov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Rogers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Denisov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rogers holds on and takes a little breather.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denisov.
Denisov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denisov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rogers passes Denisov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rogers thows a huge punch but Denisov dodges it nicely.
Denisov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denisov is looking to improve his position.
Denisov landing a few short strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers prevents Denisov from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denisov is looking to escape.
Denisov tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
Rogers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Denisov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Denisov is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Denisov walks into a stiff left hand from Rogers.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Denisov on that attempt.
Denisov misses with a takedown attempt - Rogers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Denisov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denisov off to one side.
Rogers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Denisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denisov misses with a wild body shot.
Denisov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Denisov.
Rogers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rogers throws a lazy right hand but Denisov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Denisov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Rogers finds it's target.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denisov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denisov manages to avoid it.
It looked like Denisov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Denisov shoots in but Rogers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Denisov swinging wildly here.
Denisov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denisov sets himself, and Rogers steps forward looking for the clinch! Denisov avoids it this time.
Denisov tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denisov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers digs a good body shot into Denisov's ribs.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denisov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a straight left.
Denisov doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Denisov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denisov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Denisov is out of range.
Rogers looks to land a body kick but Denisov moved away.
Denisov fails with the takedown.
Denis Denisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denisov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Denisov strikes from the bottom but Rogers uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mason Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rogers working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rogers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Denisov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Denisov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rogers working the strikes but Denisov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Denisov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rogers trying to control from half guard but Denisov is working away.
Denisov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mason Rogers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Denisov gets back to full guard.
Denisov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rogers distracts Denisov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers scoring with some ground and pound.
Denisov 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.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Denisov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denisov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denisov keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogers 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
A very excited looking Mason Rogers 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Jay (ranked 1159 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 177 p4p, 279 weight class). Wesley Shutes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donny Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes lands a lovely overhand right.
Jay misses the jab.
Jay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Shutes misses with a lunging right hand
and Jay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shutes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shutes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shutes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jay throws a looping overhand right but Shutes ducks down to avoid it.
Shutes scores with a decent looking hook.
Shutes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.
Shutes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jay misses the target.
Jay tries to bum rush Shutes with a series of wild strikes but Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jay with a nice cross.
Jay throws a body shot but no joy.
Jay misses with a double jab
and Shutes counters by moving into the clinch.
Shutes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shutes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shutes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shutes misses with some punches.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Shutes to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Shutes.
Jay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shutes missing with knees to the body.
Shutes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Shutes tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Shutes back against the cage.
Jay misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shutes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shutes takes a shot to the head.
Shutes lands a right hand.
Jay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shutes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shutes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jay rather than just go for the knockout.
Shutes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shutes counters with a stiff right hand.
Jay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shutes connects with a leg kick.
Jay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutes tries a low kick but Jay avoids it.
Shutes blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shutes.
Jay misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Shutes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jay on the side of the head.
Shutes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shutes tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Jay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes works Jay's body with a nice hook.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Shutes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shutes clobbers Jay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Shutes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shutes lands a head shot.
Jay defending well as Shutes loads up on a big left hand.
Jay swats away the attempt to clinch by Shutes.
It looked like Jay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shutes throws a leg kick that misses.
Jay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shutes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jay checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shutes lands with an overhand left.
Jay throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Jay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jay moves away.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Jay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jay throws a looping overhand right but Shutes ducks down to avoid it.
Jay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shutes.
Jay throws a low kick but Shutes moves out of range easily.
Jay swings for the body but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shutes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Shutes does it's job there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shutes.
Jay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shutes scores with a punch to the head.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jay.
Jay misses with an uppercut
and Shutes counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donny Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shutes moves away.
Shutes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shutes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jay counter with a right hand.
Shutes misses with a two punch combination.
Jay tries a low kick but Shutes avoids it.
Shutes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jay misses with a low kick.
Jay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Shutes.
Shutes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jay. Jay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shutes lands with an overhand left.
Shutes wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Jay tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes lunges at Jay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jay's hand.
Jay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shutes with a jab.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shutes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jay scrambles back to his feet.
Jay blocks a low kick nicely.
Jay tried to counter with a leg kick but Shutes avoided it.
Shutes misses with a low kick as Jay jumps back.
Jay throws a series of punches but Shutes avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shutes works over Jay's head and body with a nice combination.
Shutes with a nice calf kick.
Shutes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jay tries to clinch up.
Shutes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jay throws a nice looking combination but Shutes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jay tried to score with a low kick but Shutes checks it.
Jay sets himself, and Shutes steps forward looking for the clinch! Jay avoids it this time.
Shutes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Jay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shutes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jay wants to land a leg kick but Shutes is out of range.
Jay sets himself, and Shutes steps forward looking for the clinch! Jay avoids it this time.
Shutes lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Shutes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shutes with the inside leg kick.
Shutes with the inside leg kick.
Shutes throws a series of punches but Jay moves out of range.
Shutes lands a body shot.
Jay throws a series of punches but Shutes avoids them all with ease.
Shutes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shutes throws a combination. Jay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jay has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick by Shutes misses
and Shutes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutes digs a good hook to Jay's body.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shutes slips a jab from Jay.
Shutes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jay takes one to the chin there.
Jay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shutes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jay backs up against the cage.
A jab lands there for Shutes.
Shutes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jay at a distance.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Shutes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
Shutes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Jay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jab from Shutes.
Jay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shutes moves away.
Jay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shutes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Shutes throws a right hand that Jay ducks under and follows up with a left that Jay also avoids with ease.
Shutes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shutes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jay is predictable there
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Jay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jay connects with a crisp jab.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shutes misses with a series of wild punches.
Donny Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Shutes.
Jay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shutes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jay on the side of the head.
Jay throws a series of punches but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes lands a nice shot that snaps Jay's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes with a hook.
Shutes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shutes scores with a sloppy right hand. Jay should have avoided that one.
Wesley Shutes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shutes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jay scrambles back to his feet.
Shutes scores with a leg kick.
Shutes works Jay's body with a nice hook.
Shutes clinches with his opponent.
Jay tries to throw a body punch but Shutes avoids it by throwing Jay back against the cage.
Jay tries a body shot but Shutes blocks it.
Shutes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jay misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Shutes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shutes 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Shutes!
After the fight, Wesley Shutes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 1144 p4p, 3358 weight class) and Stu Redman (ranked 174 p4p, 477 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Duele El Carazon. A fine choice. Redman has chosen Smke a Little Smoke - Eric Church as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Redman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Redman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Redman.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Redman lands the left hand.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez controls Redman momentarily but Redman frees himself.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redman is fighting to break Sanchez's control of his arms but Sanchez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Redman scoring with some ground and pound.
Redman landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Redman manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez trying to control but Redman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Sanchez trying to control but Redman is working from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Redman looking to control.
Sanchez is pushing down on Redman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Redman is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Redman is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Redman reverses the position - he's now on top in Sanchez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to keep Redman in close.
Redman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Redman controlling him for the moment.
Redman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Redman trying to control here.
Sanchez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Redman!
Sanchez can't control as he wanted to and Redman manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling the pace.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Redman is working away.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Redman defends it well.
Sanchez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Redman!
We've been hearing good reports from Sanchez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanchez goes for an armbar but Redman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Redman.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Redman pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redman postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
Redman with a nice head shot there.
Redman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redman working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Redman stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Redman cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Sanchez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanchez advances position into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Redman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Redman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Redman tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sanchez tries to get the hooks in deep but Redman pushed the leg off.
Sanchez has got one arm under Redman's chin. This could be trouble... Redman trying to control the other hand but Sanchez gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Redman has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jesus Sanchez!
A less than humble Jesus Sanchez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 1236 p4p, 1157 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 180 p4p, 170 weight class). Brett Keane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 39 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane throws a jab but it's blocked by Chugman.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chugman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chugman with a body shot.
Chugman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chugman there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chugman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chugman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Keane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Keane throws a head punch that misses.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Keane holds him up against the cage and eventually Chugman drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chugman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keane.
Chugman can't find room to land a body shot as Keane controls the action.
Chugman looking to slow down the pace here.
Chugman misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Keane is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keane breaks the clinch.
Chugman looks to score with a jab to the body but Keane is just out of range.
Keane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chugman with a body shot.
Keane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chugman misses with a looping right.
Keane looks to score with a jab to the body but Chugman is just out of range.
Chugman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chugman takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Keane.
Keane breaks from the clinch.
Chugman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chugman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane misses the jab.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chugman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chugman avoids the body shot from Keane.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Keane avoids it well and moves away.
Keane throws out a loose jab but Chugman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chugman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chugman staying out of range there.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chugman misses with a hook
and Keane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chugman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Keane misses.
Keane misses with a left hand
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown. Keane fights it but they end up in guard.
Keane can't keep his opponent in guard - Chugman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chugman is trying to control the action in half guard but Keane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Keane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chugman.
Chugman tries to pass to full mount but Keane defends it.
Chugman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chugman winds up and cracks Keane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Keane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chugman 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.
Chugman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brett Keane will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chugman.
Chugman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chugman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Keane misses.
Chugman misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Keane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keane lands with a right hand.
Keane keeps the fight on the outside.
Keane throws out a counter right but Chugman avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chugman.
Keane throws a hook but Chugman avoids it easily.
Chugman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keane.
Keane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Keane pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Keane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman moves into the clinch.
Chugman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chugman struggles to land a body shot inside as Keane controls his hands.
Chugman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chugman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Chugman.
Keane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chugman.
Chugman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keane's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chugman.
Chugman has clasped his hands together around Keane's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Keane tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chugman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Chugman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chugman working Keane over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chugman landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chugman landing strikes from the mount and Keane is in trouble!
Chugman unloading with bombs!
Chugman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chugman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Keane has worked his arm free - good work by Keane!
Keane tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane is still trying to improve position.
Chugman working the ground and pound.
Chugman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Keane, who protects the arm well.
Keane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Keane takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chugman wants to control but Keane is keeping him busy.
Keane is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control but Keane is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chugman cracks Keane with a big right hand but Keane just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chugman trying to control the action but Keane is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chugman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chugman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Chugman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keane misses with an uppercut.
Chugman lands with an overhand left.
Chugman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keane.
A jab from Keane misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman slips under a jab.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Keane sprawls and moves away.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keane throws a right hand that misses
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Chugman escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Chugman!
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Keane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keane takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Keane tries to bench press Chugman off him but Chugman keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chugman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Keane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Keane is looking to regain half guard here but Chugman keeps moving and retains side control.
Chugman controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chugman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Keane!
Chugman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Keane?
Chugman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keane is looking to escape.
Keane tries to reverse the position but Chugman maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle
. Ooooh, that looks tight
Keane is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Keane and Chugman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chugman working the ground and pound.
Keane manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chugman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Keane's thigh. Keane counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chugman defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Chugman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chugman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 1217 p4p, 1328 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 175 p4p, 194 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Henderson misses.
Caldeira misses with a low kick.
Caldeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Caldeira shoots in.
Caldeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson .
Henderson misses with an uppercut
so Caldeira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Caldeira looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henderson wants to get up but he can't break Caldeira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caldeira wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Henderson tries to stand but Caldeira is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caldeira holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henderson wants to stand but Caldeira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Caldeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Caldeira, not yet.
Caldeira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henderson defends well.
Caldeira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson 's guard.
Henderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caldeira controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caldeira stops Henderson from standing up.
Caldeira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Caldeira looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Dagestan Grappling Club inform me that Caldeira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldeira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caldeira is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Henderson 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Caldeira with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Caldeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira dodges the punch combination from Henderson .
Caldeira thuds his right hand into Henderson 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson . Those never looked like landing.
Caldeira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caldeira!
Caldeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Caldeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caldeira circles away quickly and effectively.
Caldeira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Caldeira's head.
Ryan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson swings for the body but Caldeira moves out of range.
Caldeira looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Arturo Caldeira has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henderson throws a body punch but Caldeira moves out of range.
Caldeira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
Henderson throws the left hand but Caldeira avoids the punch easily.
Caldeira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson .
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caldeira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henderson tries to sprawl but Caldeira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caldeira back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
That's time! Henderson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Caldeira.
Caldeira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Caldeira avoids nicely.
Caldeira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henderson did well to prevent Caldeira getting side control.
Caldeira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson 's head.
Caldeira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caldeira is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Caldeira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson won't allow Caldeira to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira prevents Henderson from standing back up.
Caldeira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Caldeira is looking for a kimura here.
Caldeira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Caldeira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Caldeira throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caldeira.
Caldeira 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.
Caldeira is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira wants to free his trapped foot but Henderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henderson is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Caldeira avoids them all with ease.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Caldeira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henderson won't be happy with that.
Caldeira just content to control the position.
Caldeira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henderson defending against the ground and pound.
Arturo Caldeira has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is not content to let Caldeira control the position.
Caldeira throws an elbow but Henderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Caldeira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caldeira swings around for an armbar but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Caldeira's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Caldeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson throws a body punch but Caldeira moves out of range.
Caldeira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice body punch from Henderson .
Caldeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson swings for the body but Caldeira moves out of range.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Caldeira tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson swings for the body but Caldeira moves out of range.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldeira is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldeira is just out of range.
And Caldeira tries to counter it with a takedown but Henderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Caldeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Caldeira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson tries to bum rush Caldeira with a series of wild strikes but Caldeira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caldeira moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Caldeira moved out of range nicely.
Caldeira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
Caldeira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Caldeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caldeira tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Caldeira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira tries to score with a low kick but Henderson moves his leg out of the way.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldeira can do to turn this around?
Danga de danga de dang - Caldeira scores with a four punch combination!
Caldeira lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldeira tries to score with a low kick but Henderson moves his leg out of the way.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Caldeira.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Caldeira sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Henderson .
A left lands for Henderson .
A right-left combo lands from Henderson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Caldeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Henderson .
Caldeira loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldeira is just out of range.
A left lands for Henderson .
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caldeira back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Henderson .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Caldeira moves out of range.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Caldeira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Caldeira tries to land a leg kick but Henderson saw it coming and moves away.
Caldeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson .
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Caldeira's belly button to the back.
Caldeira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Henderson !
An out of breath and clearly excited Ryan Henderson thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 913 p4p, 952 weight class) and Tauski Mountain (ranked 53 p4p, 55 weight class). Oliva comes into the arena with Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) blaring out of the sound system. 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 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain moves out of range of the body kick from Oliva.
Oliva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mountain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Oliva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mountain to see if he's OK.
It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
Mountain is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Oliva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mountain is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oliva landing a few strikes.
Oliva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mountain tries to improve position but can't.
Oliva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oliva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mountain tries to improve position but can't.
Oliva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oliva is looking to take a break and control but Mountain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Oliva laying and praying for a moment but Mountain takes advantage and regains half guard.
Oliva working over Mountain with some ground and pound. Mountain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mountain is not content to let Oliva control the position.
Oliva with the ground and pound but Mountain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Oliva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oliva is looking to work some ground and pound but Mountain has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain keeping full guard, as Oliva tries to pass.
Oliva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mountain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliva wants to control from the top but Mountain keeps moving.
Mountain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oliva is looking to work some ground and pound but Mountain has wrist control.
Oliva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliva chips away with some ground and pound.
The cut above Tauski Mountain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tauski Mountain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biscuit Oliva!
A victorious Biscuit Oliva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 1515 p4p, 749 weight class) and One Fortythree (ranked 214 p4p, 109 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens throws a leg kick but Fortythree checks it.
A cross from Pandens lands.
Nice shot lands for Fortythree.
We've been informed that Fortythree 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.
The fighters circling - Pandens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens looks to land a body kick but Fortythree moved away.
A little jabbing left from Fortythree on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortythree avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortythree sizes up Pandens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Fortythree finds it's way through Pandens's defenses.
Pandens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortythree throws a shot from downtown. Pandens moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Fortythree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens throwing a counter right hand but Fortythree manages to avoid it.
Fortythree throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandens counters with a nice body shot.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
Fortythree looks to land a left hand but Pandens moved out of range nicely.
Pandens fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fortythree just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree misses with an uppercut. Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Fortythree.
Pandens throws a right and a left that Fortythree avoids nicely.
Fortythree misses with an uppercut. Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens 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.
Fortythree throws a hook but Pandens avoids it easily.
Pandens lands a nice shot that snaps Fortythree's head back.
Fortythree moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pandens 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 Fortythree has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortythree and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pandens throws a right hand that misses
and Fortythree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fortythree takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandens. That's going to slow Fortythree down.
Pandens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortythree slips a jab from Pandens.
Fortythree looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azriel Pandens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandens misses with a looping right.
Fortythree works Pandens's body with a nice hook.
Fortythree scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pandens doesn't seem bothered though.
Fortythree thuds a left hand into Pandens's body.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortythree looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandens walks into a straight right hand from Fortythree.
Pandens swings widly with a right hand
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandens throws a lazy head kick
and Fortythree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fortythree is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pandens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fortythree scores with a jab.
Pandens slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fortythree misses.
Fortythree tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fortythree darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fortythree just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortythree throws a body punch but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
Fortythree jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandens tests Fortythree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
Fortythree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandens manages to avoid it.
Pandens connects with a body shot that sends Fortythree's belly button to the back.
Fortythree waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandens.
Pandens half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pandens throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens moves forwards but Fortythree connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fortythree closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortythree swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree misses with some punches.
Pandens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pandens working hard to break the clinch.
Pandens swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortythree pushes Pandens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fortythree lands with a short shot to the head.
Pandens prevents a body shot from Fortythree.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pandens.
Fortythree misses the shot to the body.
Pandens throws the left hand but Fortythree avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
One Fortythree dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pandens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortythree takes one to the side of the head.
Pandens throws a hook but Fortythree blocks it.
Fortythree works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pandens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fortythree blocks a low kick nicely.
Pandens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fortythree misses with a straight left.
Fortythree wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree looks to land a right hand but Pandens moved out of range.
Pandens misses with a right hand
and Fortythree moves into the clinch.
Fortythree scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pandens breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens misses with an uppercut
and Fortythree counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree throws a hook but Pandens blocks it.
Pandens misses with a hook.
Fortythree swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandens throws a body kick that misses.
Fortythree fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortythree misses with a body shot.
Pandens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pandens slips under a jab.
Pandens appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fortythree slips a straight right by Pandens.
Fortythree looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fortythree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fortythree moves away from the strike by Pandens.
Fortythree checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortythree! But no joy.
Pandens misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortythree.
Fortythree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pandens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pandens misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortythree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortythree checks a low kick from Pandens.
Fortythree swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pandens tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortythree misses with a hook.
Fortythree throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortythree lands a slapping body shot.
Pandens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens looks to land a right hand but Fortythree moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fortythree lands a body shot.
Fortythree lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortythree slips a jab from Pandens.
Fortythree uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pandens misses with an uppercut. Fortythree saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Fortythree on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortythree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Pandens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fortythree bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pandens's head.
A swing and a miss from Fortythree.
Pandens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body kick there by Pandens.
One Fortythree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Fortythree.
Pandens throws a big counter combination but Fortythree scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pandens throws a big shot that misses.
Fortythree swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fortythree tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pandens throws a leg kick which misses Fortythree's front leg but catches the back leg as Fortythree tries to avoid it.
Pandens blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pandens.
Fortythree jabs at Pandens's body.
Fortythree listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pandens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fortythree checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
One Fortythree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pandens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fortythree avoids the head kick by Pandens.
A head kick misses from Pandens.
Fortythree takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pandens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fortythree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortythree counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandens misses with a straight right.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortythree avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortythree doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pandens thows a leg kick but Fortythree checks it
and Fortythree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree throws out a loose jab but Pandens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandens throws a low kick, looking for Fortythree's leg but Fortythree calmly moves out of range.
Pandens moves away from the strike by Fortythree.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fortythree. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortythree misses with a body punch
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fortythree scores with a shot to the body.
Pandens throws a head kick but Fortythree moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortythree! But no joy.
A low kick from Pandens misses
and Fortythree counters with a straight right hand.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandens.
Fortythree misses the jab.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortythree wants to counter with a clinch but Pandens pushes him away.
Pandens throws a low kick, looking for Fortythree's leg but Fortythree calmly moves out of range.
Fortythree slips under a jab.
Fortythree jabs at Pandens's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens swings widly with a right hand
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandens cracks Fortythree with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortythree throws a hook but Pandens avoids it easily.
Fortythree takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fortythree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandens moves away.
Fortythree looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandens is just out of range.
Pandens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pandens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortythree.
Fortythree looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandens is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Fortythree now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortythree misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Fortythree.
Fortythree now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A clash of legs there as Fortythree blocks the low kick.
Pandens lands a jab.
Azriel Pandens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 Fortythree is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Fortythree.
It seemed like Fortythree was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fortythree is still on wobbly legs! Can Pandens finish him?
Fortythree misses with a body shot.
Pandens lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortythree's head.
Pandens lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Fortythree - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Pandens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Azriel Pandens!
An out of breath Azriel Pandens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 356 p4p, 428 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 19 p4p, 23 weight class). Gregory Motts had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahola's head.
It looks like Jarkko Ahola has been cut.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola misses with an uppercut.
Motts throws a hook but Ahola avoids it easily.
Motts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Ahola cracks Motts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Ahola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Ahola's head but Ahola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Motts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Motts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
A little feinted left hand from Motts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahola looks to land a combination but Motts avoids it well.
Motts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahola.
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Ahola misses with a shot to the body
and Motts counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Ahola lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahola cracks a nice hook into Motts's ribs.
Motts misses with a hook. Ahola ducked under it nicely.
Motts missing with a left hand there. Ahola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Motts misses.
Ahola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Motts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Motts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ahola slips under a jab from Motts.
Motts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
Motts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahola cracks Motts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts throws a shot from downtown. Ahola moves away and avoids it.
Ahola misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
It looked like Motts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Motts misses.
Motts sets himself, and Ahola steps forward looking for the clinch! Motts avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahola moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahola throws the left hand but Motts avoids the punch easily.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Motts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahola misses with a right hand
and Ahola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahola throws a sloppy body shot
and Motts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Motts misses.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Motts misses with a straight left.
Ahola tries to counter with a clinch but Motts shakes him off and moves away.
Motts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahola to score with a decent uppercut.
Motts throws a hook but Ahola avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Motts misses with a straight left.
Ahola throws a jab when Motts was well out of range.
Motts throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Ahola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahola digs a good body shot into Motts's ribs.
Motts throws a jab when Ahola was well out of range.
Ahola misses with a wild body shot.
Motts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ahola misses with a looping right.
Ahola lands a nice hook to Motts's body. Motts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahola misses with an uppercut. Motts saw that one coming.
A big left from Motts misses.
Motts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahola misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
Ahola steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Motts.
Motts throws a shot from downtown. Ahola moves away and avoids it.
Motts throws a hook but Ahola blocks it.
Motts throws a jab when Ahola was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahola takes a swing at Motts's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Motts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahola cracks Motts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Motts's corner calls for a 1-2. Motts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ahola lands with a good body shot.
Motts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Motts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Ahola misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarkko Ahola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Ahola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Motts lands a big right hand that sends Ahola crashing to the mat! Motts stays standing though and waves Ahola back to his feet!
Ahola is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Motts looks to land a left hand but Ahola moved out of range nicely.
Ahola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Motts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Motts slips a jab from Ahola.
Motts circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ahola to the canvas! Ahola doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Motts keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Motts!
A very excited looking Gregory Motts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Hussein (ranked 1113 p4p, 815 weight class) and Reijo Halli (ranked 48 p4p, 117 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Halli's choice of entrance music: Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz. 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Halli does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hussein misses with a looping left.
Halli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussein can pounce on him.
Hussein has Halli up against the cage in a clinch.
Halli has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hussein uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hussein is controlling Halli's posture.
Halli looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli wants to control from the top but Hussein keeps moving.
Hussein seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.
Hussein has control of Halli's left arm, preventing Halli from doing any damage.
Halli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Hussein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hussein tests Halli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halli shoots in for a takedown but Hussein shows good takedown defense.
Hussein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hussein is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Halli turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hussein isn't going anywhere.
Halli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hussein keeps working.
Halli goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hussein rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Halli's guard! Nice work there by Hussein!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halli working a defensive guard here.
Halli has his foot on Hussein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hussein works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Halli tries to get to full guard but Hussein has control of the leg.
Hussein is trying to work for a kimura but Halli is defending well.
Halli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hussein is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussein is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halli actively working from the bottom here.
That's four 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.
Hussein is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halli trying to control here.
Hussein wants to take a breather but Halli is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halli with the active half guard here but Hussein passes nicely into side control.
What's Halli going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Hussein dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hussein, as that shot connected.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Hussein both land. Nice combination.
Halli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussein throws out the jab.
Hussein tried to score with a low kick but Halli checks it.
Hussein tests Halli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussein clinches.
Hussein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussein tries to work over Halli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hussein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halli moves out of range of the body kick.
Halli clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halli looking for a takedown.
Halli manages to pull guard.
Hussein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hussein has managed to get both his arms back between Halli's legs - danger averted.
Reijo Halli has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli wants to hit a sweep here but Hussein passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Halli there!
Halli is working to get back to half guard.
Halli is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Hussein has taken his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli tries to roll but Hussein sticks to his back.
Hussein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halli can do to turn this around?
Hussein has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Halli has freed his hand and lives to survive another
well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hussein is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Halli has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Halli tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Hussein has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Halli is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zabit Hussein!
Zabit Hussein tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 127 p4p, 334 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 8 p4p, 17 weight class). Melondov comes into the arena with Exploration of Space by Cosmic Gate blaring out of the sound system. 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 43 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melondov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veainu jabs Melondov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melondov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Melondov delivers a nice body kick.
Melondov throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Melondov is breathing heavily.
Melondov misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Veainu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Melondov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Melondov misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
Melondov misses with a hook to the body
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Melondov lands with a hook. Veainu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Melondov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Melondov misses with a jab to the body
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Melondov! Veainu lets Melondov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Melondov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melondov misses with a body shot
and Veainu 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 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vunipola Veainu!
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