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SYN 970 Kilgore vs. Minaur 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Sparxx (ranked 2177 p4p, 2530 weight class) and Inspektor Bee (ranked 245 p4p, 278 weight class). Sparxx kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is American Psycho- The Misfits. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Sparxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparxx moves out of range of the body kick.
Sparxx appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bee lands a right hook to the body.
Bee lands a head shot.
Bee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sparxx checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sparxx throwing a counter right hand but Bee manages to avoid it.
Bee looks to throw the jab but Sparxx is out of range.
Sparxx moves out of range as Bee throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Sparxx tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sparxx takes a step back to recover.
Bee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee misses the body punch
and Bee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bee tries to land a front kick but Sparxx steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sparxx is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sparxx blocks a low kick nicely.
Inspektor Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bee.
Sparxx moves out of range as Bee throws a body kick.
Bee throws a hook but Sparxx blocks it.
Bee throws a sloppy head kick and Sparxx moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bee.
Bee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sparxx looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparxx circles away quickly and effectively.
Bee with a nice calf kick.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparxx swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparxx was well out of range. Poor timing from Bee.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Sparxx moves out of range of the body kick from Bee.
It looked like Sparxx was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bee.
Bee misses the body punch
and Sparxx counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bee.
Bee is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Sparxx was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparxx is just out of range.
Bee misses the shot to the body.
Sparxx lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bee thows a leg kick but Sparxx checks it
and Sparxx counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sparxx appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bee connects with a solid leg kick.
Bee throws a chopping leg kick but Sparxx manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Bee backs away, Sparxx returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparxx throws a big counter combination but Bee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sparxx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sparxx counters with a right hand to the body.
Bee misses with a hook
and Sparxx counters with a stiff right hand.
Bee throws a head kick that misses
and Sparxx counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee looks to land a left hand but Sparxx moved out of range nicely.
Sparxx is looking for a counter combo.
Sparxx takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Bee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Sparxx was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bee misses the jab.
Inspektor Bee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bee scores with a nice body kick.
Gary Sparxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bee misses with a hook
and Sparxx counters with a three punch combo that has Bee backing up. Bee nods at Sparxx to acknowledge the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Sparxx blocks the low kick.
Sparxx seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sparxx might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bee scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee misses with a wild body shot.
Bee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Bee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee connects with a body shot that sends Sparxx's belly button to the back.
Bee scores with a body shot.
Bee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparxx slips a straight right by Bee.
It appears Sparxx was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bee connects with a body shot that sends Sparxx's belly button to the back.
Sparxx checks a leg kick.
Sparxx blocks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sparxx misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx moves out of range of the body kick.
Sparxx throws a quick counter head kick but Bee was just out of range.
Bee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparxx is just out of range.
Bee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sparxx's head.
Sparxx avoids a kick to the body.
Sparxx stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bee.
Bee misses with a wild body shot.
Sparxx seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A lazy body kick from Bee
and Sparxx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparxx was well out of range. Poor timing from Bee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparxx.
Sparxx drops his hands momentarily and Bee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bee looks to throw a body kick
and Sparxx counters with a series of strikes. Bee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bee throws a right hand that misses
and Sparxx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sparxx takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bee is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Sparxx was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sparxx checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bee.
It appears Sparxx was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bee throws a lazy head kick
letting Sparxx counter with a right hand.
Bee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparxx swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sparxx's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sparxx takes a step back to recover.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparxx.
Sparxx was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bee looks to land a combination but Sparxx avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Bee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bee misses with a body shot.
It looked like Sparxx was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bee.
Bee misses with a leg kick
and Sparxx counters with a left and a right that stings Bee.
Sparxx drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Bee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bee 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 Sparxx has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sparxx and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sparxx counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sparxx appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparxx jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bee throws a poor cross that misses
and Sparxx counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bee.
Sparxx 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.
Bee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sparxx is looking for a counter combo.
Bee connects with the punch.
Bee throws a sloppy head kick and Sparxx moves out of range easily.
Bee throws a series of punches but Sparxx moves out of range.
Sparxx went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Sparxx was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bee.
Sparxx 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.
Bee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Bee misses.
Bee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sparxx checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Sparxx misses the target.
Bee misses the body punch
and Sparxx counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sparxx is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bee looks to land a left hand but Sparxx moved out of range nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sparxx takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a right hand that Sparxx ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparxx also avoids with ease.
Bee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparxx on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gary Sparxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bee misses with a hook.
Sparxx lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bee scores with a spinning back kick!
A clash of legs there as Sparxx blocks the low kick.
Bee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sparxx counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with a left hand
and Sparxx counters with a nice body shot.
Bee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sparxx to counter with a crisp jab.
Bee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bee lands a front kick.
Bee lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Bee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inspektor Bee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inspektor Bee!
Inspektor Bee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Gary Sparxx stepped up to the mic, saying 'Give me a couple hours, and I will meet you all at the dance floor!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 576 p4p, 654 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 51 p4p, 56 weight class). Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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156
29 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from King tenderised Finch's leg. Finch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finch tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finch lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King scores with a kick to the midsection.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Finch shrugs it off though.
A big right from Finch misses.
King misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finch doesn't seem bothered though.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by King.
Finch's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Finch in the body.
Finch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
King digs a good hook to Finch's body.
James King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
Finch misses the jab.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finch is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Finch down.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finch swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King pushes Finch away with a front kick.
Finch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
And Finch responds with a good body kick, but King manages to step out the way in time.
King throws the kick towards the body but Finch avoids it.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
King scores with a jab. Finch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
King cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King stuns Finch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a jab.
Finch scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Finch misses.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Finch.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King misses the shot to the body.
King thuds his right hand into Finch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch controlling the action here for a moment.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King misses with a knee strike.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King wants to clinch up but Finch keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finch finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch throws a head kick that misses
and King moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finch throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finch can do to turn this around?
King misses with a few strikes there.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Good shot there by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Finch misses with a left hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Finch looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King is looking for a counter combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Finch shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
King looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
King slips a straight right by Finch.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
A big right from Finch misses.
King explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Finch takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finch pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finch avoids it.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finch avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finch tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Finch looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finch blocks it with crossed arms.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finch lands an uppercut.
Finch taking a breather.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King prevents a body shot from Finch.
Finch scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King slips under a jab from Finch.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finch missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch connects with the punch.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King misses the body punch
and Finch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from King.
Finch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finch scrambles back to his feet.
King swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Finch looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
King is looking to wear down Finch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
King is looking to counter with a body kick.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King throwing a counter right hand but Finch manages to avoid it.
King lands a nice looking kick to the body. Finch takes a step back to recover.
King works the jab nicely.
Finch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
King is looking to slow Finch down with leg kicks.
Finch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King tries to clinch but Finch moves away
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.
King closes the distance and pushes Finch back into the cage.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from King.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
King misses with a straight left.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finch in his tracks.
King throws a push kick but Finch slaps the foot to one side.
Finch moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Finch! King is out on his feet! Finch rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - King is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! King is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atticus Finch!
Atticus Finch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Barbosa (ranked 851 p4p, 501 weight class) and Leandro Narloch (ranked 45 p4p, 31 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205
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194
15 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Narloch!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Narloch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
A combination from Narloch does no damage.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narloch misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a shoot takedown. Narloch fights it but they end up in guard.
Barbosa advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narloch is looking for a sweep.
Barbosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Narloch is trying to control Barbosa's posture but Barbosa avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Narloch is working from the bottom.
Narloch is looking to reverse the position.
Narloch is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barbosa is controlling him well.
Barbosa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Narloch keeps working.
Narloch is trying to improve his position.
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.
Narloch is trying to buck Barbosa off.
Barbosa controls the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Narloch is right now.
Narloch tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Narloch is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Narloch! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Narloch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narloch.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
A little jabbing left from Narloch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narloch.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Narloch counters with a nice uppercut.
Narloch throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narloch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Barbosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Narloch is looking to reverse the position.
Barbosa is trying to get an arm triangle but Narloch is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Narloch is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barbosa is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Barbosa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narloch ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Narloch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Narloch with a series of wild strikes but Narloch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narloch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lucas Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa has his takedown stuffed
and Narloch counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa takes a swing at Narloch's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barbosa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barbosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Narloch tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narloch is pushing Barbosa's head away, looking to escape. Barbosa manages to hold on to the position though.
We've been hearing good reports from Barbosa'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.
Barbosa is trying to get an arm triangle but Narloch is defending well.
Barbosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barbosa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barbosa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barbosa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barbosa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Narloch is trying to improve his position.
Barbosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Narloch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Narloch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Narloch is not content to let Barbosa control the position.
Narloch is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narloch struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Narloch is looking for a sweep.
Barbosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Narloch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Narloch is looking to reverse the position.
Narloch is trying to control Barbosa's posture but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barbosa wants to control but Narloch is keeping him busy.
Narloch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Narloch is looking to reverse the position.
Barbosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Narloch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Narloch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Narloch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbosa 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!
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Narloch keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Narloch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narloch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Narloch counters with a stiff right hand.
Narloch throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Narloch sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Narloch looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Barbosa is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Narloch is trying to escape and Barbosa transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Narloch is forced to tap! Nice work there by Barbosa! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Barbosa!
Lucas Barbosa took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Petrov (ranked 363 p4p, 303 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 49 p4p, 36 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov swings for the body but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Tai Kung doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tai Kung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tai Kung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Tai Kung misses.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov 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.
Tai Kung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tai Kung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
Petrov cracks Tai Kung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tai Kung misses with a straight left.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Tai Kung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Tai Kung scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov feints and then cracks Tai Kung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tai Kung down.
Tai Kung misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov slips under a jab from Tai Kung.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Tai Kung.
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tai Kung blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to clinch up
and Tai Kung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrov thinking.
Petrov is looking to slow Tai Kung down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov drives through and clinches with Tai Kung against the cage.
Tai Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov rushes Tai Kung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tai Kung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Tai Kung's ribcage. Tai Kung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Petrov.
Tai Kung misses with some punches.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Tai Kung wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrov won't allow it.
Tai Kung wants to stall.
Tai Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tai Kung can't break the clinch.
Tai Kung blocks an uppercut.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tai Kung backwards.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Tai Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tai Kung.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Tai Kung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung slips under a jab from Petrov.
Tai Kung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov has managed to clinch.
Tai Kung is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Tai Kung tries to tie him up.
Tai Kung is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrov gets an underhook and turns Tai Kung into the cage.
Tai Kung scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Tai Kung.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Tai Kung.
Tai Kung wants to stall.
Tai Kung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petrov up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vasil Petrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov wants to clinch.
Tai Kung feints a counter leg kick.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrov throws a body kick that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tai Kung! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Tai Kung slips a jab from Petrov.
Tai Kung misses with a straight left.
Tai Kung is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tai Kung is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Tai Kung blocks a head kick by Petrov.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Petrov.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai Kung is just out of range.
Tai Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Vasil Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tai Kung takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tai Kung is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
Petrov throws a front kick aimed at Tai Kung's knee but Tai Kung avoids it well.
Tai Kung tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov has Tai Kung up against the cage in a clinch.
Tai Kung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Vasil Petrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tai Kung misses with some punches.
Petrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tai Kung or not.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Tai Kung.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Tai Kung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Tai Kung tries to tie him up.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Tai Kung avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tai Kung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Tai Kung looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tai Kung misses with some punches.
Tai Kung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Tai Kung blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Tai Kung trying to stall but Petrov improves his position.
Tai Kung lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Tai Kung looking to slow down the pace here.
Tai Kung trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tai Kung into the cage.
Tai Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tai Kung looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasil Petrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrov jabs at Tai Kung's body.
Tai Kung 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.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tai Kung can do to turn this around?
Tai Kung walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrov.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tai Kung on the side of the head.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tai Kung's head backwards.
Petrov cracks Tai Kung with an open hand slap.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Tai Kung off balance momentarily.
Tai Kung looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tai Kung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tai Kung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tai Kung momentarily.
Tai Kung blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai Kung is just out of range.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Tai Kung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
Petrov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with a two punch combo.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Tai Kung lands with a light punch inside.
Petrov works on Tai Kung's body with a couple of short punches.
Tai Kung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai Kung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrov is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Tai Kung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tai Kung misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Tai Kung tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tai Kung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov has Tai Kung pressed against the cage, preventing Tai Kung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Tai Kung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tai Kungs head.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tai Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Tai Kung's shoulder, as Tai Kung tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung moves out of range of the strikes.
Tai Kung moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Tai Kung misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov throws a counter high kick but Tai Kung was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tai Kung tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tai Kung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Manolito Tai Kung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Kung throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Tai Kung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrov is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tai Kung misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tai Kung's efforts to push away.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tai Kung.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tai Kung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tai Kung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasil Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tai Kung blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasil Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasil Petrov!
A very excited looking Vasil Petrov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 185 p4p, 340 weight class) and Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 25 p4p, 47 weight class). Dionisy has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionisy blocks a jab.
Erdogan 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.
Erdogan misses the jab.
Erdogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Dionisy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erdogan scores with a leg kick.
Erdogan throws a head kick that misses
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dionisy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erdogan.
It looks like Mustafa Erdogan has been cut.
Erdogan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dionisy misses the shot to the body.
Erdogan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dionisy counters with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Erdogan, as that shot connected.
Erdogan closes the distance but Dionisy moves to the side
enabling Dionisy to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erdogan throws a nice looking combination but Dionisy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erdogan misses with a right hand
and Erdogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Dionisy.
Dionisy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dionisy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erdogan.
Erdogan throws the kick towards the body but Dionisy avoids it.
Erdogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dionisy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Erdogan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dionisy scrambles back to his feet.
Dionisy throws an overhand right that lands on Erdogan's shoulder, as Erdogan tries to avoid the shot.
Dionisy throws the left hand but Erdogan avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Erdogan.
Dionisy takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dionisy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dionisy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dionisy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erdogan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Erdogan rushes Dionisy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dionisy scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Dionisy tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Dionisy back against the cage.
Dionisy dodges an elbow strike from Erdogan.
Erdogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dionisy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erdogan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Erdogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dionisys head.
Erdogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dionisy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with an elbow over the top.
Erdogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Dionisy.
Dionisy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Dionisy avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
Dionisy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erdogan tries to stall but Dionisy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dionisy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dionisy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Erdogan or not.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dionisy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dionisy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dionisy.
A shot in the inside from Dionisy.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erdogan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Erdogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dionisy blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Dionisy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dionisy blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dionisy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionisy lands with a right to the head.
Erdogan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dionisy is keeping busy.
Dionisy working aggressively here.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Dionisy avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Dionisy gets through Erdogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Erdogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dionisy controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dionisy.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dionisy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erdogans head.
Dionisy tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dionisy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dionisy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan blocks an uppercut.
Dionisy throws a head punch that misses.
Dionisy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erdogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mustafa Erdogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mustafa Erdogan'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.
Erdogan throws a sloppy head kick and Dionisy moves out of range easily.
Erdogan looks to land a right hand but Dionisy moved out of range.
Dionisy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Erdogan.
Dionisy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erdogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Erdogan 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.
Dionisy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Erdogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dionisy.
Dionisy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Erdogan can pounce on him.
Erdogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan tests Dionisy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dionisy misses with a low kick.
Dionisy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Erdogan on the side of the head.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Dionisy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan throws a head kick but Dionisy moves out of range.
Dionisy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dionisy scores with a head kick. Erdogan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Erdogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dionisy. That did some damage!
Dionisy misses with an uppercut
and Erdogan counters by clinching up.
Dionisy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Erdogan or not.
Dionisy pushes Erdogan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Dionisy blocks it.
Erdogan trying to stall but Dionisy improves his position.
Erdogan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dionisy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Dionisy.
Dionisy lands an uppercut.
Erdogan misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Dionisy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erdogan.
Cerberus Dionisy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dionisy blocks an elbow strike from Erdogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan tries to work over Dionisy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Erdogan.
Dionisy misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dionisy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Erdogan blocking some punches.
Dionisy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erdogan backwards.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Dionisy controls the action.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Dionisy.
Dionisy tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
Dionisy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erdogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Dionisy.
Dionisy throws a punch but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Dionisy is working Erdogan over against the cage.
Dionisy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dionisy presses Erdogan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Dionisy.
Dionisy pushes Erdogan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dionisy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dionisy on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dionisy.
A short left from Dionisy.
Dionisy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dionisy's elbow.
Erdogan misses with the head strike.
Dionisy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erdogan's elbow.
Dionisy tries to work over Erdogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dionisy gets through Erdogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dionisy lands with a right to the head.
Dionisy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Dionisy avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Dionisy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Erdogan or not.
Dionisy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erdogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dionisy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Dionisy lands with a right to the head.
 Erdogan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Erdogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dionisy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dionisy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dionisy misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dionisy.
Erdogan lands a right hand.
Dionisy tries to work over Erdogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Dionisy misses with a body punch.
Erdogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Dionisy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erdogan blocks a body shot from Dionisy.
Dionisy struggles to land a body shot inside as Erdogan controls his hands.
Dionisy blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Dionisy avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Dionisy misses with a punch to the body.
Dionisy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cerberus Dionisy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mustafa Erdogan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dionisy scores with a decent looking hook.
Dionisy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dionisy lands the left hand.
Dionisy misses with a hook to the body
and Erdogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dionisy - that will leave a mark!
Dionisy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Erdogan! Dionisy dives in looking to finish! Erdogan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cerberus Dionisy!
Cerberus Dionisy 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 228 p4p, 230 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 19 p4p, 20 weight class). Farrokhzad has chosen Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patriot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Patriot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Patriot avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Patriot counters with a thumping low kick.
Patriot scores with a decent looking hook.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patriot.
Patriot connects with the punch.
 Farrokhzad is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patriot cracks Farrokhzad with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Farrokhzad tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Patriot pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Farrokhzad is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgon Patriot!
Gorgon Patriot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 188 p4p, 161 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 27 p4p, 21 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Escobar looking to score a takedown here. Bird is defending well but Escobar drives through and ends up in Bird's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Bird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Escobar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Escobar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bird throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
Escobar trying to control but Bird is working from the bottom.
Bird throws his legs up looking for a submission but Escobar uses it to pass to side control.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Bird is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escobar swings around for an armbar but Bird sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Escobar's guard.
Bird postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Escobar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bird, into his guard.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bird has his foot on Escobar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bird has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Escobar has managed to get both his arms back between Bird's legs - danger averted.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bird is retaining full guard.
Bird looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bird looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bird working for a triangle but Escobar defends it easily.
Bird is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bird is looking for a triangle but Escobar pushes his legs off easily.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Bird looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bird keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Escobar passes Bird's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bird looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bird is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Escobar is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escobar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bird doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Escobar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Escobar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escobar connects with a solid leg kick.
Bird moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Bird tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bird.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bird scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bird.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Bird wants to take the fight to the mat but Escobar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bird or not.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Bird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escobar lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
Escobar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bird seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Escobar can turn it around.
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!
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.
A short left from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bird manages to break the clinch.
Escobar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Escobar controls the position.
Escobar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bird, who protects the arm well.
Escobar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bird is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Escobar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bird, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Escobar tries to control but Bird wriggling away.
Bird is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
Escobar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bird is looking to escape.
Bird really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Escobar looking to control but Bird is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Escobar controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird regains half guard.
Bird is holding on to half guard well.
Bird is trying to get back to full guard.
Bird looking for submissions off his back.
Escobar is looking to advance position but Bird won't allow it.
Bird wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Escobar lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Escobar.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bird walks into a straight right hand from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt - Bird sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Bird darts in and clinches Escobar up against the cage.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird breaks from the clinch.
Escobar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar wants to take a breather but Bird is having none of it.
Escobar controlling the action here.
Bird is refusing to be controlled, as Escobar sits in half guard.
Bird is looking to improve his position.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Bird is defending well.
Escobar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bird has managed to free his arm - good work.
Juanito Escobar has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bird manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bird is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bird working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escobar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escobar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Escobar is looking to advance position but Bird has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bird working for a submission but Escobar is keeping him at bay.
Escobar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Escobar working a defensive guard here.
Bird avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Bird from controlling successfully.
Bird slips nicely into half guard.
Bird wants to work for an arm triangle but Escobar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Escobar trying to control but Bird postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Escobar gets back to full guard.
Escobar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Escobar managing to control the position.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bird defends well.
Bird pushing down on Escobar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar 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 Yukihiro Shimada 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... Juanito Escobar!
Our winner, Juanito Escobar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperial Washington (ranked 86 p4p, 19 weight class) and Adan Puno (ranked 14 p4p, 2 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Washington there.
 It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Washington throws a leg kick which misses Puno's front leg but catches the back leg as Puno tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Washington as he connects with a hook.
Washington delivers a nice body kick.
Puno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.
Washington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington lands a knee to the head.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puno looks winded!
Washington stalling against the cage.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a left hand.
Washington pushes Puno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Puno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
Puno blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington wants to stall.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Washington landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Washington obliges.
Washington blocking some punches.
Washington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Washington.
Washington pushes Puno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puno.
Washington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Washington connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Adan Puno's cut even more.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Washington blocks the low kick.
A jab from Washington finds it's way through Puno's defenses.
and Washington counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Puno! He's just covering up as Washington starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Imperial Washington!
An out of breath Imperial Washington 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Leifsson (ranked 42 p4p, 58 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 5 p4p, 8 weight class). Olsen has chosen Liberty by LXST CXNTURY as his entrance music. Leif Leifsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kjetil Olsen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leif Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Leifsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Leif Leifsson has been cut.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.
Leifsson drives through and clinches with Olsen against the cage.
Olsen is trying to push Leifsson away but Leifsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olsen or not.
Leifsson lands an elbow that stopped Olsen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
Leifsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leifsson lands a shot to the body.
Leifsson gets through Olsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Leifsson.
Olsen is rocked!
That has opened up Kjetil Olsen's cut even more.
Olsen looks winded!
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Leifsson finish him?
Olsen prevents a body shot from Leifsson.
Olsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Leifsson misses with a straight right.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Olsen responds with a good body kick, but Leifsson manages to step out the way in time.
Leif Leifsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leifsson.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leifsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen staying out of range there.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Olsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Leifsson avoids it with no problem.
Leifsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leifsson misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olsen.
Olsen breaks the clinch.
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leifsson.
Olsen thinks about the counter body kick.
Leifsson blocks the body kick.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Olsen is having none of it.
Olsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leifsson scores with a nice right hand.
Leifsson has closed the distance and engaged Olsen in a clinch.
Leifsson lands a right hand.
The cut above Kjetil Olsen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen blocks a body shot from Leifsson.
Olsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leifsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olsen counters with a body kick.
Olsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leifsson tries to clinch up but Olsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Leifsson looks to clinch
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leifsson.
And Olsen responds with a good body kick, but Leifsson manages to step out the way in time.
Leifsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Leifsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Olsen circles away.
Olsen is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Leifsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leifsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olsen.
Leifsson forces Olsen back against the cage and clinches.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
Leifsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leifsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Olsen.
Leifsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Olsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen looks for the body kick but Leifsson saw that one coming.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Olsen moves out of range.
Kjetil Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
Kjetil Olsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olsen thinks about the counter body kick.
Olsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Olsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olsen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson misses with a body shot.
Leifsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olsen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Leifsson misses the body punch
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olsen manages to avoid it.
Leifsson forces Olsen back against the cage and clinches.
Leifsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leifsson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Olsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leifsson, as that shot connected.
Leifsson swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
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!
Leifsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leifsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Leifsson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leifsson misses with a jab to the body
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leifsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olsen.
And Olsen responds with a good body kick, but Leifsson manages to step out the way in time.
Leifsson throws a shot from downtown. Olsen moves away and avoids it.
Olsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Leifsson steps away.
Leifsson throws a shot to the body.
Leifsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Leifsson throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leifsson lands a jab to Olsen's midsection.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
Olsen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leifsson blocks it well.
Leifsson darts in and clinches Olsen up against the cage.
Olsen blocks an elbow strike.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Olsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Olsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson looks to clinch
and Olsen counters with a left to the body.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Leifsson misses.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Leifsson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leifsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsen moves away.
Leifsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leifsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Leifsson throws a hook to the side of Olsen's head but Olsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olsen blocks a jab.
Olsen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leifsson blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Olsen moves away
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leifsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Olsen is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen counters with a body kick.
Leifsson throws a combination that misses
and Olsen counters with a nice right hand that sends Leifsson toppling to the canvas! Leifsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Olsen finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen keeps Leifsson at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Olsen throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Leifsson is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kjetil Olsen!
A relieved looking Kjetil Olsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Leif Leifsson was interviewed post fight and said 'DEFEAT WAS INEVITABLE, ONE WHO CAN’T IMPROVE FROM DEFEAT IS ONE WHO IS NOT WORTHY. THE WARLORD WILL BE BACK!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Minaur's choice of entrance music: Seek and Destroy . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore moves out of range as De Minaur throws a body kick.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilgore tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
De Minaur tries a quick counter leg kick but Kilgore is wise to it.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilgore finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilgore finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
Kilgore wants to land a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
Kilgore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy right hand. De Minaur should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore throws a big counter combination but De Minaur scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Kilgore thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Kilgore is out of range.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilgore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a good jab.
Kilgore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Minaur doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilgore throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Kilgore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Minaur's head backwards.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur slips a jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore wants to clinch up but De Minaur keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilgore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Minaur drops his hands momentarily and Kilgore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a good low kick that Kilgore was not able to check.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
Kilgore scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
De Minaur lands a leg kick that knocks Kilgore off balance momentarily.
Kilgore with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilgore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Kilgore scores with a hook to the body. De Minaur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
Kilgore throws a good cross that connects.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilgore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilgore scores with a kick to the body.
Kilgore moves out of range of the body kick.
De Minaur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kilgore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick lands for De Minaur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Kilgore avoids it with no problem.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but De Minaur moved away.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
It looked like Kilgore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Minaur.
De Minaur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kilgore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur scores with a hook to the body. Kilgore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
Kilgore closes the distance and clinches.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore misses with a looping left.
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tacitus Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Minaur can do to turn this around?
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kilgore is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilgore throws the kick towards the body but De Minaur avoids it.
Kilgore lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilgore lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Kilgore lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilgore throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Kilgore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur connects with a crisp jab.
Kilgore punishes De Minaur's body with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Kilgore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kilgore throws a front kick that sends De Minaur stumbling back into the cage.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Minaur in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kilgore misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from De Minaur lands but Kilgore takes it in his stride.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilgore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur just manages to avoid it.
Kilgore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a light punch inside.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a hook that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
A short right from De Minaur.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
De Minaur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore throws out a powerful jab.
Kilgore lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Minaur with a hook.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
De Minaur takes one to the side of the head.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kilgore has time to react.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Kilgore avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a jab to the head.
Kilgore wants to clinch.
Kilgore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilgore slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Kilgore takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kilgore tries to clinch up.
Kilgore tries to clinch but De Minaur is having none of it.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilgore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur misses with a hook.
As De Minaur backs away, Kilgore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Kilgore misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilgore as he connects with a hook.
Kilgore lands with an uppercut that bounces De Minaur off the cage and back into range.
Kilgore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Kilgore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kilgore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Kilgore finds it's way through De Minaur's defenses.
Kilgore moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Kilgore moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore swings away with a body shot that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilgore can pounce on him.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Minaur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
De Minaur gets tackled into the cage by Kilgore. Kilgore maintains the clinch.
Kilgore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilgore lands a nice uppercut.
De Minaur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur digs a right hand into Kilgore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilgore's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
De Minaur misses with a body punch.
De Minaur takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Kilgore on the inside.
Kilgore is leaning against De Minaur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilgore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore lands a left hand.
De Minaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilgore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur tries to throw a body punch but Kilgore avoids it by throwing De Minaur back against the cage.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of De Minaur's head.
Kilgore tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur misses with some punches.
Kilgore working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur tries to work over Kilgore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore works on De Minaur's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
De Minaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilgore prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kilgore swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.
De Minaur throws a hook but Kilgore blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilgore misses the target.
Kilgore misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kilgore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kilgore has closed the distance and engaged De Minaur in a clinch.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
A short right from Kilgore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore misses with the head strike.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
De Minaur is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Kilgore.
De Minaur scores with a shoulder strike.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Kilgore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilgore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from De Minaur.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore prevents a body shot from De Minaur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Kilgore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilgore lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
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!
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilgore lands with a light punch inside.
Kilgore is leaning against De Minaur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilgore lands a left hand.
Kilgore digs a right hand underneath De Minaur's ribcage. De Minaur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Kilgore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilgore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Minaur or not.
Kilgore tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
Kilgore lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands an uppercut.
Kilgore swings wildly with an uppercut but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilgore.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore lands with a left to the head.
Kilgore lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
Kilgore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Minaur.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kilgore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Minaur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kilgore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Minaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilgore manages to avoid it.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but De Minaur moved away.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kilgore with a nice cross.
Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore had his way with Rod De Minaur in that round.
The cut man is working on Tacitus Kilgore's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
Kilgore lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
Kilgore backing away here, and De Minaur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kilgore cracks De Minaur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilgore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
That kick from Kilgore tenderised De Minaur's leg. De Minaur is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilgore lunges at De Minaur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Minaur's hand.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Kilgore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilgore defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilgore scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Kilgore moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Kilgore's leg. Kilgore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilgore takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore motions for De Minaur to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore tries to clinch
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Kilgore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
Kilgore slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
It seemed like De Minaur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Minaur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
De Minaur moves out of range as Kilgore strikes.
Kilgore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kilgore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilgore throws a front kick aimed at De Minaur's knee but De Minaur avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilgore. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tacitus Kilgore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore closes the distance but De Minaur moves to the side
and De Minaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Kilgore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
De Minaur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilgore tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Minaur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilgore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Kilgore.
Kilgore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Minaur.
De Minaur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
De Minaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilgore. Kilgore obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilgore momentarily.
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!
Kilgore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilgore sizes up De Minaur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kilgore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as De Minaur blocks the low kick.
Nice jab there from Kilgore.
Kilgore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Kilgore throwing a counter right hand but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Kilgore blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilgore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
Tacitus Kilgore retains his lightweight title!
Tacitus Kilgore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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