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C197: Blank vs Walton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nori Voluspa (ranked 1215 p4p, 1758 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 163 p4p, 235 weight class). Nori Voluspa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voluspa gets a clinch.
Voluspa jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Voluspa's head.
Voluspa looking for a sweep. Not yet Voluspa, not yet.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voluspa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voluspa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voluspa is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Voluspa managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Voluspa blocks nicely.
Voluspa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Voluspa is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Voluspa keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voluspa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Voluspa shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Voluspa is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Voluspa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voluspa's head.
Voluspa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Voluspa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Voluspa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voluspa missing with punches from the bottom.
Voluspa moves into full guard.
Voluspa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Voluspa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Voluspa is striking but Silva is not phased and passes to half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Voluspa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Voluspa punching from the bottom.
Voluspa wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Voluspa from getting the reversal.
Voluspa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Voluspa is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Voluspa is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva slips a nice elbow through Voluspa's hands, connecting with Voluspa's forehead.
Voluspa moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voluspa.
Voluspa shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Voluspa forces his way into half guard.
We've been hearing that Voluspa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Voluspa slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Voluspa prevents Silva from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Voluspa to get the leverage.
Voluspa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voluspa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voluspa's back!
Silva punches Voluspa on the ear.
Voluspa trying to control the position but Silva manages to sink in the hooks.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Voluspa is now in Silva's guard.
Voluspa distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Voluspa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voluspa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva looking to control.
Silva has control of Voluspa's left arm, preventing Voluspa from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voluspa is one step ahead there.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Voluspa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Voluspa tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Voluspa trying to control but Silva postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Voluspa's temple.
Voluspa punching from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voluspa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is thwarting Voluspa's attempts to control the position.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva prevents Voluspa from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nori Voluspa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt.
Voluspa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva wants to sweep here but Voluspa controlling him for the moment.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa throws a big right hand that misses.
Voluspa postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voluspa.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voluspa is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa postures up.
Voluspa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voluspa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Voluspa lands a couple of elbows.
Voluspa postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voluspa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva looking to control.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to keep Voluspa in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Voluspa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voluspa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Voluspa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Voluspa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Voluspa shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls Voluspa in close to prevent any damage.
Voluspa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Voluspa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Voluspa pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Voluspa is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Voluspa preventing the sweep.
Voluspa landing some decent shots from guard.
Voluspa with a nice head shot there.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Voluspa postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voluspa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nori Voluspa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Voluspa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nori Voluspa!
Nori Voluspa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jackson (ranked 1279 p4p, 1604 weight class) and Gagong UnEqual (ranked 81 p4p, 100 weight class). UnEqual has chosen C'mon Man - WTFBRAHH! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gagong UnEqual!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. UnEqual manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
UnEqual looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. UnEqual swivels though and keeps the full guard.
UnEqual is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
UnEqual keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
UnEqual looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackson passes into half guard.
UnEqual looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Jackson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks UnEqual with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UnEqual punching from the bottom.
UnEqual tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
UnEqual actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
UnEqual looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson working UnEqual over with strikes.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of UnEqual's head.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
UnEqual misses with some strikes from the bottom.
UnEqual has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
UnEqual slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson wants to control from the top but UnEqual keeps moving.
UnEqual working for submissions but it's allowed Jackson to get to half guard.
UnEqual actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of UnEqual's head.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
UnEqual misses with some strikes from the bottom.
UnEqual looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
UnEqual is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson blocks the strikes from UnEqual.
UnEqual on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 UnEqual is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
UnEqual flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but UnEqual keeps working.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control the action but UnEqual is working from the bottom.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
UnEqual wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
UnEqual tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
UnEqual has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
UnEqual is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson trying to pass the guard but UnEqual defending well.
UnEqual seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson working over UnEqual with some ground and pound. UnEqual looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks UnEqual with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks UnEqual with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
UnEqual throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
UnEqual is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
UnEqual scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jackson is looking for a way out.
UnEqual working for a choke but Jackson reverses nicely into UnEqual 's guard.
UnEqual trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson throws a hook but UnEqual avoids it easily.
UnEqual looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
UnEqual drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
UnEqual throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
UnEqual swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching UnEqual on his heels. He'll look to pass UnEqual's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson lands an elbow.
UnEqual is trying to improve his position.
Jackson lands an elbow.
UnEqual is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
UnEqual punching from the bottom.
UnEqual is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson passes to side control.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
UnEqual is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
UnEqual keeps control of the position as Jackson tries to break free.
UnEqual working for the choke.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that UnEqual has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson turns into UnEqual and is now in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
UnEqual thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jackson is working UnEqual over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
UnEqual is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
UnEqual working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
UnEqual is breathing heavily.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson is in close to UnEqual's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson distracts UnEqual with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson stands up over UnEqual, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson distracts UnEqual with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Nick Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
UnEqual looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but UnEqual keeps moving.
UnEqual working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
UnEqual tries to strike from the bottom.
UnEqual looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
UnEqual throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
UnEqual looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
UnEqual is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
UnEqual misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
No luck for UnEqual with that takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
UnEqual falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
UnEqual slips under a jab from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
so UnEqual counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
UnEqual stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
UnEqual takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
UnEqual lands a couple of decent looking shots.
UnEqual trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jackson is trying to keep UnEqual in close.
Jackson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Gagong UnEqual has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
UnEqual postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that UnEqual can do to turn this around?
UnEqual looking to pass the guard.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
UnEqual throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
UnEqual lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
UnEqual stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nick Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
UnEqual throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
UnEqual throwing strikes but Jackson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
UnEqual tries to strike but it doesn't land.
UnEqual throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
UnEqual is looking to reverse the position.
UnEqual seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
UnEqual throws a few strikes from the bottom but Jackson takes advantage and mounts!
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
UnEqual throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
UnEqual tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns UnEqual that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
UnEqual throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
UnEqual swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but UnEqual is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
UnEqual is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
UnEqual swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Jackson!
Our winner, Nick Jackson, 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.
The defeated Gagong UnEqual had this to say: 'I'll be back!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Haskins (ranked 905 p4p, 1101 weight class) and Adams Menday (ranked 139 p4p, 167 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Haskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins misses with a hook.
Menday dives in and grabs Haskins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haskins pushes down on Menday's head and hops out.
Haskins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haskins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Menday shoots for a takedown but Haskins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Menday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Menday takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Haskins misses.
Menday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Menday shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Haskins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menday postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Haskins is looking for a sweep.
Haskins is trying to control Menday's posture but Menday avoids it.
Menday connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Haskins some visible discomfort.
Menday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haskins is trying to work for a sweep but Menday has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menday raining down hammerfists from mount.
 It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Menday avoids the attempt from Haskins to control.
Menday lands a couple of good shots and Haskins has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Menday is punishing Haskins with some ground and pound.
Dwayne Haskins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwayne Haskins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adams Menday!
Our winner, Adams Menday, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 810 p4p, 920 weight class) and Konrad Wagner (ranked 104 p4p, 120 weight class). Anubis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hideaway. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konrad Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner wants to clinch up but Anubis keeps it at a distance.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Wagner is predictable there
and Anubis counters with a good low kick that Wagner was not able to check.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner tries to clinch up but Anubis circles away and keeps his distance.
Anubis walks into a straight right hand from Wagner.
Nice defenses there by Anubis.
It looked like Anubis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wagner.
Wagner throws a lazy right hand but Anubis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wagner closes the distance and clinches.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wagner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anubis tries a body shot but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Anubis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner misses with some punches.
Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Anubis throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis swings widly with a right hand
and Wagner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anubis throws a solid leg kick but Wagner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anubis.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Anubis.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Wagner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wagner throws a poor cross that misses
and Anubis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Anubis.
We've been informed that Wagner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Anubis misses.
Wagner misses with a kick to the body.
Anubis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Wagner - just one landing.
Wagner takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner tries to clinch
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
Konrad Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner drops Anubis with a beautiful combination! Anubis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wagner is looking for the KO!
 Anubis is rocked!
Wagner lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Anubis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Wagner dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Wagner!
During a confident post fight interview, Konrad Wagner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Norling (ranked 381 p4p, 614 weight class) and Mikey Marciano (ranked 52 p4p, 80 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Norling might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Go To Sleep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norling with the inside leg kick.
Norling 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.
Marciano lands with a shot to the body.
Norling throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Marciano clinches up against the cage.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norling blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries to work over Norling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Norling misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Norling.
Norling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norling.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Norling misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Norling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Norling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Norling controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Norling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Norling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norling throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Marciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norling misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling throws a big shot that misses.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norling throws a big counter combination but Marciano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Norling misses with a leg kick
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norling misses with the combination.
It seemed like Marciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Norling.
Norling fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marciano just manages to avoid it.
Norling tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Mikey Marciano has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Norling throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marciano scores with a nice body kick.
Norling misses with a leg kick.
Marciano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marciano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Norling changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norling.
Marciano lands a slapping body shot.
Norling throws a sloppy body shot
and Marciano counters with a nice right hand that sends Norling toppling to the canvas! Norling scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marciano finish him?!
Norling is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norling cracks Marciano with a good jab.
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A counter left hand to the body from Norling misses its target.
Nils Norling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norling sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norling avoids the head kick by Marciano.
Norling looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Norling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
Marciano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Norling blocks it well.
Marciano lands a big head kick that sends Norling tumbling to the mat! Marciano takes a step backwards and waves Norling back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Norling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marciano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Norling seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Marciano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marciano is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Norling misses the target.
Marciano is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with an outside leg kick.
Norling wants to land a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Norling sprawling to the canvas! Norling rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marciano finish him?!
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norling misses with a straight left.
Norling swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Norling! Marciano lets Norling back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nils Norling's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norling misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Marciano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Norling throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norling throws a big shot that misses.
Mikey Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Norling.
Norling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norling moves out of range of the body kick.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nils Norling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano walks into a jab.
Marciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Norling finish him?
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Norling seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marciano seems to have recovered his senses.
Norling scores with a nice body kick.
Norling throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Norling misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with an outside leg kick.
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a right hand that misses
and Norling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norling throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Norling misses with a hook to the body
and Marciano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Norling! Marciano lets Norling back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Norling checks a low kick from Marciano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norling connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norling is able to avoid easily.
Norling swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norling's sensitive parts.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norling scores with a shot to the body.
Marciano fakes the leg kick and cracks Norling in the body.
Marciano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marciano walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Norling.
Marciano throws a shot from downtown. Norling moves away and avoids it.
Norling is looking for a counter combo.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norling misses with a looping right.
Norling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Norling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marciano takes a swing at Norling's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Norling on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norling on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norling swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a good low kick that Norling was not able to check.
A slow jab from Norling misses its intended target.
Marciano drives through and clinches with Norling against the cage.
Marciano tries a body shot but Norling blocks it.
Marciano tries to work over Norling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Norling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norling breaks from the clinch.
Marciano tries to score with a low kick but Norling moves his leg out of the way.
Norling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Norling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marciano pushes Norling up against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norling or not.
Mikey Marciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norling working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikey Marciano.
Well Marciano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Marciano!
An out of breath Mikey Marciano 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 3333 p4p, 103 weight class) and Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 399 p4p, 12 weight class). Jabbar has chosen SERIAL KILLERS as his entrance music. Muhammad Jabbar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma scores with a head kick.
Ahma misses with a head kick.
Ahma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ahma checks a leg kick.
Ahma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jabbar's head.
Some wild striking there from Jabbar.
Ahma thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jabbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
Jabbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Ahma.
Jabbar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jabbar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Verneri Ahma has been cut.
Ahma throws a looping overhand right but Jabbar ducks down to avoid it.
Ahma misses with an uppercut. Jabbar saw that one coming.
Ahma misses with an uppercut. Jabbar saw that one coming.
Jabbar blocks a jab.
Jabbar tries to counter with a clinch but Ahma shakes him off and moves away.
Ahma is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jabbar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Ahma.
A big left from Ahma misses.
Jabbar unleashes a big counter combination but Ahma bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jabbar throws out a loose jab but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahma throws a counter high kick but Jabbar was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ahma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ahma lands a nice shot that snaps Jabbar's head back.
Jabbar lands a jab to Ahma's midsection.
Jabbar misses with a wild body shot.
Ahma appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jabbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Jabbar cracks Ahma with a hook to the temple - Ahma is on wobbly legs here! Jabbar swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ahma falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jabbar wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Muhammad Jabbar!
Muhammad Jabbar 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 267 p4p, 348 weight class) and Ethan Hawk (ranked 34 p4p, 44 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santo Amaro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to From Lima. Ethan Hawk acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hawk, pushing him back against the cage.
Hawk prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santo Amaro's elbow.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Santo Amaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk misses with a body punch.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Hawk pushes Santo Amaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawk throws a punch but it's blocked by Santo Amaro.
Hawk lands a right hand.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk tries a body shot but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk pushes Santo Amaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santo Amaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Santo Amaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawk misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk lands with a left to the head.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Hawk is leaning against Santo Amaro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that Hawk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the head.
Santo Amaro manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santo Amaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
Santo Amaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawk.
Hawk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Santo Amaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Santo Amaro.
Hawk flicks out a counter leg kick but Santo Amaro steps away.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Santo Amaro's head but Santo Amaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santo Amaro checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro with a jab.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawk 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 Santo Amaro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santo Amaro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santo Amaro misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santo Amaro connects with a single shot there.
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Santo Amaro misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping right.
Santo Amaro jabs at Hawk's body.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Santo Amaro misses the target.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Santo Amaro lands.
Santo Amaro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Santo Amaro is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick
and Hawk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick from Hawk, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
A jab from Hawk does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santo Amaro avoids the head kick by Hawk.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawk tests Santo Amaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Santo Amaro.
Hawk defending well as Santo Amaro loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk tries a quick counter leg kick but Santo Amaro is wise to it.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
Hawk moves forwards but Santo Amaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk tries a quick counter leg kick but Santo Amaro is wise to it.
Santo Amaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Hawk throws out a leg kick but Santo Amaro moves out of range and Hawk only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Santo Amaro misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santo Amaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Santo Amaro misses the target.
Hawk counters with a body kick.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Hawk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk slips under a jab from Santo Amaro.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawk defending well as Santo Amaro loads up on a big left hand.
Santo Amaro looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santo Amaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santo Amaro backing away here, and Hawk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santo Amaro looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawk slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Santo Amaro misses
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Junqueiro Santo Amaro has been cut.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Junqueiro Santo Amaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junqueiro Santo Amaro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Santo Amaro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santo Amaro thumps Hawk with a low kick.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping left.
Santo Amaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santo Amaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Santo Amaro pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hawk throws the kick towards the body but Santo Amaro avoids it.
Santo Amaro throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santo Amaro scores with a punch to the head.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot lands for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santo Amaro.
Hawk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santo Amaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawk wants to slow Santo Amaro down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ethan Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santo Amaro throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk 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.
Santo Amaro defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Santo Amaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawk doesn't seem phased though.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Santo Amaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk swings for the body but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range nicely.
Santo Amaro lands with a shot to the body.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santo Amaro has time to react.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Santo Amaro.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawk's head backwards.
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santo Amaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro looks to land a body kick but Hawk moved away.
Hawk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junqueiro Santo Amaro.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santo Amaro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
A victorious Junqueiro Santo Amaro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Williams (ranked 85 p4p, 133 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 16 p4p, 23 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body shot.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skurwysynowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Skurwysynowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skurwysynowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Skurwysynowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skurwysynowski. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski jabs at Williams's body.
Skurwysynowski blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Skurwysynowski as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Skurwysynowski.
Williams moves out of range as Skurwysynowski strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski staying out of range there.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Skurwysynowski is just out of range.
Skurwysynowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Skurwysynowski misses its intended target.
Skurwysynowski misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skurwysynowski defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Skurwysynowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skurwysynowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams throws a hook but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
Williams misses with a hook. Skurwysynowski ducked under it nicely.
Skurwysynowski misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick lands for Skurwysynowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skurwysynowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skurwysynowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skurwysynowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Skurwysynowski looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Skurwysynowski is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Skurwysynowski is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Skurwysynowski avoids the body shot from Williams.
Skurwysynowski throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Skurwysynowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skurwysynowski scores with a nice right hand.
Skurwysynowski slips under a jab.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of Skurwysynowski's side.
Williams lands a front kick.
Skurwysynowski looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Skurwysynowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skurwysynowski's sensitive parts.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Skurwysynowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Skurwysynowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Skurwysynowski misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skurwysynowski checks it well.
Skurwysynowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skurwysynowski is looking to land body kicks.
Skurwysynowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skurwysynowski lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Skurwysynowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick lands for Skurwysynowski.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Skurwysynowski slips the punch.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Skurwysynowski moved out of range nicely.
Skurwysynowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skurwysynowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skurwysynowski takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
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 Larry Williams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skurwysynowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skurwysynowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Skurwysynowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams moves away from the strike by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski avoids a kick to the body.
Skurwysynowski throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Skurwysynowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skurwysynowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams fires out a quick counter leg kick but Skurwysynowski just manages to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skurwysynowski. That's going to slow Williams down.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Skurwysynowski counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Skurwysynowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Skurwysynowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skurwysynowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skurwysynowski with the inside leg kick.
Skurwysynowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skurwysynowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skurwysynowski checks a leg kick.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Skurwysynowski's belly button to the back.
Skurwysynowski with the inside leg kick.
Skurwysynowski misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski misses with a straight right.
Skurwysynowski lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Skurwysynowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Skurwysynowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skurwysynowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams throws a hook but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
Skurwysynowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skurwysynowski moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Skurwysynowski counters with a straight right hand.
Skurwysynowski with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Skurwysynowski's knee but Skurwysynowski avoids it well.
Skurwysynowski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skurwysynowski misses with a looping left.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams slips a straight right by Skurwysynowski.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skurwysynowski 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 Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skurwysynowski cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skurwysynowski misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Vladimir Skurwysynowski has been cut.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skurwysynowski takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Skurwysynowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skurwysynowski.
Williams throws a jab when Skurwysynowski was well out of range.
Skurwysynowski throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
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!
Williams throws a jab when Skurwysynowski was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Skurwysynowski misses.
Skurwysynowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skurwysynowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skurwysynowski.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Skurwysynowski manages to avoid it.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Skurwysynowski is out of range.
Skurwysynowski looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Skurwysynowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Skurwysynowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skurwysynowski. Skurwysynowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Skurwysynowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Skurwysynowski tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams throws a hook but Skurwysynowski avoids it easily.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skurwysynowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Skurwysynowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skurwysynowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Skurwysynowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skurwysynowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skurwysynowski throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Skurwysynowski's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Skurwysynowski.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skurwysynowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skurwysynowski.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Skurwysynowski.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skurwysynowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Donk. Williams catches Skurwysynowski right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski.
Williams 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski lands an overhand right.
Skurwysynowski throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skurwysynowski throws a leg kick
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skurwysynowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Skurwysynowski should have avoided that one.
Skurwysynowski misses the jab.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skurwysynowski's head backwards.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skurwysynowski is rocked!
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams is looking to slow Skurwysynowski down with leg kicks.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Skurwysynowski saw that one coming.
Skurwysynowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski misses with a straight left.
Skurwysynowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
Skurwysynowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams with a nice cross.
Skurwysynowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Williams staying out of range there.
Skurwysynowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Skurwysynowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skurwysynowski can pounce on him.
Skurwysynowski looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Skurwysynowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skurwysynowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams avoids the body shot from Skurwysynowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skurwysynowski.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skurwysynowski's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skurwysynowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skurwysynowski misses with a straight left.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skurwysynowski walks straight into a right hand from Williams - that's dropped him! Williams jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Skurwysynowski from any more punishment! Skurwysynowski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Larry Williams!
A victorious Larry Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 72 p4p, 98 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 10 p4p, 15 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar throws a hook but Fuentes blocks it.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuentes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fuentes blocks a jab.
Fuentes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fuentes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haggar.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
Fuentes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haggar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fuentes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Fuentes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fuentes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Haggar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fuentes!
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Fuentes manages to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggar raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Haggar.
Haggar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Haggar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fuentes is looking to escape.
Fuentes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Haggar.
Haggar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fuentes is looking to escape.
Fuentes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar lands a big shot there that rocks Fuentes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Fuentes manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar lands with some strikes.
Haggar unloads with some shots from mount but Fuentes bucks and avoids them well.
Haggar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Fuentes manages to avoid easily.
Haggar throws some wild stikes that Fuentes manages to avoid easily.
Haggar scoring with strikes but Fuentes is staying in there.
Haggar throwing strikes here but Fuentes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Haggar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Pedro Fuentes's cut even more.
Haggar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pedro Fuentes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Haggar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 53 p4p, 99 weight class) and John Boy Walton (ranked 7 p4p, 16 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Boy Walton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton staying out of range there.
Walton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Walton throws a hook but Blank avoids it easily.
Blank misses with a body shot.
Walton wants to counter with a clinch but Blank pushes him away.
Blank connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
Blank digs a good body shot into Walton's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank misses with a looping left.
Walton misses with a hook.
Blank throws a right hand that misses
and Walton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blank is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Blank misses its intended target.
Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walton lands a nice hook to Blank's body. Blank takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walton misses with a shot to the body
and Blank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like John Boy Walton has been cut.
Blank scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walton throws a lazy uppercut
and Blank counters with a crisp right hand that drops Walton! Blank lets Walton back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank misses with a straight left.
Blank throws a jab but it's blocked by Walton.
Blank sets himself, and Walton steps forward looking for the clinch! Blank avoids it this time.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank drops Walton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Walton looks back up at him and smiles so Blank waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Walton is rocked!
Walton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blank counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Blank!
A relieved looking Billy Blank thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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