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SYN 992 Bleak vs Seran PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Haze (ranked 1811 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 243 p4p, 368 weight class). Zaadha has chosen HonestKey- When I Wake Up as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Darryl Haze has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Darryl Haze seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Haze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haze slips a jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaadha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaadha misses with a body kick.
Haze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haze cracks Zaadha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaadha misses with a wild combination.
Haze half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zaadha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zaadha throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That kick from Haze tenderised Zaadha's leg. Zaadha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaadha misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Zaadha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haze misses with a low kick.
Zaadha misses with a hook.
Haze tries to counter with a takedown but Zaadha is quick to defend against it.
Haze throws a head kick but Zaadha moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Zaadha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haze .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with an uppercut
and Zaadha counters with a leg kick.
Zaadha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zaadha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaadha lands a front kick.
Haze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zaadha's guard.
Haze trying to control but Zaadha is working from the bottom.
Haze preventing the sweep.
Haze looking to pass the guard.
Haze lands a couple of digs.
Haze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haze trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zaadha manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zaadha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zaadha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zaadha stopping the sweep attempt from Haze .
Zaadha is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haze is on top in guard.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zaadha keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Zaadha 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.
Zaadha pulls Haze in to control the position.
Haze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaadha is keeping the position for now.
Zaadha has Haze pulled in close to control his posture.
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 Darryl Haze 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.
Haze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaadha looks to throw a body kick
so Haze counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zaadha wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Haze postures up in Zaadha's guard and throws a big left but Zaadha blocks it.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zaadha seems keen to control Haze 's posture.
Zaadha trying to keep a closed guard but Haze is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zaadha tries to land a body kick
and Haze counters with a nice body kick.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Zaadha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ri Zaadha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaadha with a nice calf kick.
Haze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zaadha misses with a left hand
and Haze finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaadha throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haze has been working on his balance at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zaadha.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaadha! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze scores with a jab to the head.
Haze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut.
Haze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zaadha throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze keeps Zaadha at a distance using the push kick.
Zaadha connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaadha misses with a left hand
and Haze counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zaadha trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Haze performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zaadha trying to control but Haze postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is trying to control. Zaadha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zaadha is not content to let Haze control the position.
Haze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zaadha is looking to escape.
Haze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaadha can do to turn this around?
Haze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaadha keeps working.
Haze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haze scores with a shot to the body.
Zaadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze throws a nice looking combination but Zaadha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haze scores with the left hand. Zaadha knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaadha misses with a two punch combination.
Zaadha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Haze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
Haze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Haze dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Haze tries to land a front kick but Zaadha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaadha's head backwards.
Zaadha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zaadha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaadha misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darryl Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaadha just manages to avoid it.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zaadha throws a right hand that misses
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaadha misses the target.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Haze .
Zaadha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha wants to clinch up but Haze keeps it at a distance.
Haze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Haze lands a front kick.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Haze attempts a counter takedown but Zaadha avoids it well and moves away.
Haze shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Haze was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zaadha struggling a bit here.
Haze working the ground and pound from side control.
Zaadha struggling a bit here.
Haze in side control lands a decent elbow.
Haze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zaadha has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha wants to control but Haze postures up.
Zaadha is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Haze is staying active.
Haze throws a strike aimed at the side of Zaadha's head but Zaadha avoids it well.
Zaadha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Haze looks to land a strike but Zaadha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zaadha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haze is one step ahead there.
Haze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze passes Zaadha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze stalling.
Haze trying to control from Zaadha's half guard. Zaadha has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Haze looking to sit in guard and control but Zaadha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zaadha being controlled here momentarily.
Darryl Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaadha trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zaadha looking to sit in guard and control but Haze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ri Zaadha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaadha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaadha trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Darryl Haze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darryl Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haze 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 Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Haze !
After winning the bout, Darryl Haze thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sycek (ranked 795 p4p, 1404 weight class) and Adrian Adamos (ranked 114 p4p, 197 weight class). Adamos has chosen Watch as his entrance music. Adrian Adamos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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World class MT
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamos tries to clinch up.
Sycek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adamos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sycek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sycek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sycek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adamos wants to sweep here but Sycek controlling him for the moment.
Adamos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sycek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adamos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sycek postures up in Adamos's guard and throws a big left but Adamos blocks it.
Adamos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sycek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sycek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adamos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sycek throws a big right hand that misses.
Sycek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sycek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sycek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sycek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adamos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sycek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sycek throws a big right hand that misses.
Sycek throws a big right hand that misses.
Sycek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sycek landing with the ground and pound.
Adamos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Adamos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sycek postures up in Adamos's guard and throws a big left but Adamos blocks it.
Sycek postures up in Adamos's guard and throws a big left but Adamos blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sycek is looking to work some ground and pound but Adamos has wrist control.
Sycek is working Adamos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adamos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sycek distracts Adamos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sycek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sycek landing with the ground and pound.
Sycek landing some decent shots from guard.
Sycek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adamos's head.
Adamos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adamos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adamos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sycek.
Sycek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adamos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adamos's head.
Sycek throws a big elbow that misses.
Sycek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adamos's head.
Sycek is looking to work some ground and pound but Adamos has wrist control.
Sycek throwing strikes but missing.
Sycek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adamos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sycek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sycek cracks Adamos with a solid left hand.
Sycek is looking to work some ground and pound but Adamos has wrist control.
Sycek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sycek throwing strikes but missing.
Sycek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adamos's head.
Sycek postures up and lands a big shot to Adamos's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sycek.
Adamos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sycek throws a big right hand that misses.
Sycek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sycek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adamos trying to control the position here.
Adamos has momentary wrist control but Sycek slips an elbow through the middle.
Sycek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sycek is in close to Adamos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sycek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sycek postures up and lands a big shot to Adamos's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adamos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sycek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sycek distracts Adamos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sycek 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.
Sycek shoots in but Adamos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adamos throws out a counter right but Sycek avoids it with no problem.
Adamos lands a nice shot that snaps Sycek's head back.
Sycek closes the distance and pushes Adamos back into the cage.
Adamos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sycek gets control of Adamos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sycek will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sycek throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sycek thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sycek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sycek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adamos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sycek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Sycek connects with a nice short shot to Adamos's temple.
Sycek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adamos can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sycek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adamos defending well though.
Sycek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sycek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adamos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sycek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sycek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sycek slips a nice elbow through Adamos's hands, connecting with Adamos's forehead.
Sycek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sycek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sycek working the head and body with strikes.
Samuel Sycek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adamos trying to hold on to Sycek's head to control him but Sycek postures up.
Sycek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sycek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sycek working the head and body with strikes.
Sycek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adamos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adamos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sycek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Sycek.
Adamos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sycek.
Sycek thows a huge punch but Adamos dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Sycek there.
Adamos is breathing heavily.
Adamos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sycek.
Sycek is nestled in close to Adamos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sycek drops an elbow to the side of Adamos's head.
 Adamos is rocked!
Sycek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adamos is still in real trouble! Can Sycek finish him?
Adamos has hold of Sycek's hands but Sycek slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Adamos is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sycek fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Adamos from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sycek! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Sycek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 193 p4p, 669 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 23 p4p, 86 weight class). MacArthur Ii comes to the cage accompanied by Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum. Rolf has chosen AVGN Theme Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rolf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacArthur Ii's hands.
Nice shot lands for Rolf.
Rolf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
MacArthur Ii is looking for a sweep.
Rolf tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
MacArthur Ii tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rolf easily slips into full mount!
Rolf trying to control but MacArthur Ii is having none of it.
Rolf is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but MacArthur Ii is surviving well by controlling Rolf's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolf wants to control the pace but MacArthur Ii is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rolf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MacArthur Ii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rolf is tightening it up a little... MacArthur Ii has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! MacArthur Ii reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! MacArthur Ii taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rolf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jakob Rolf!
A victorious Jakob Rolf 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 Duck Dodgers (ranked 325 p4p, 548 weight class) and Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 49 p4p, 84 weight class). Nagasaki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ground Zero (MOP). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Dodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Nagasaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dodgers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 It looks like Hiroshima Nagasaki has been cut.
Dodgers throws a hook to the side of Nagasaki's head but Nagasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Dodgers misses the target.
And Nagasaki responds with a good body kick, but Dodgers manages to step out the way in time.
Dodgers throws a low kick but Nagasaki moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Nagasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dodgers.
Dodgers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dodgers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodgers misses with an uppercut.
Hiroshima Nagasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Dodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagasaki throws out a counter right but Dodgers avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Nagasaki.
Dodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dodgers throws a leg kick which misses Nagasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagasaki tries to avoid it.
Nagasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dodgers thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot
and Dodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dodgers counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nagasaki! Dodgers lets Nagasaki back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Nagasaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagasaki loads up on a big right hand but Dodgers slips the punch.
It looked like Dodgers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dodgers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut even more.
Dodgers ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Dodgers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nagasaki cracks a nice hook into Dodgers's ribs.
Nagasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki throws a body punch but Dodgers moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dodgers misses the target.
Dodgers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagasaki.
An attempted straight right counter from Dodgers misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Dodgers.
Nagasaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Dodgers's shoulder, as Dodgers tries to avoid the shot.
Dodgers staying out of range there.
It looked like Dodgers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagasaki looks to land a body kick but Dodgers moved away.
Dodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki unleashes a big counter combination but Dodgers bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dodgers scores with a nice strike.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki connects with a single shot there.
Dodgers instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dodgers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodgers struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagasaki controls his hands.
Nagasaki blocks a body shot from Dodgers.
Nagasaki manages to break the clinch.
Dodgers throws a push kick but Nagasaki slaps the foot to one side.
Nagasaki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nagasaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dodgers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nagasaki checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagasaki misses the target.
A big left from Nagasaki misses.
Nagasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Dodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dodgers walks into a jab.
 It looks like Duck Dodgers has been cut.
Nagasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Nagasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dodgers.
A good leg kick by Nagasaki.
Dodgers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duck Dodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dodgers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Dodgers.
The cut above Hiroshima Nagasaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dodgers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dodgers misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki with the inside leg kick.
Nagasaki clobbers Dodgers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dodgers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dodgers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagasaki counters with a nice body shot.
Nagasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagasaki moves away.
Nagasaki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A lazy body kick from Nagasaki
letting Dodgers counter with a right hand.
A jab from Nagasaki finds it's way through Dodgers's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodgers lands a slapping body shot.
Dodgers misses with a left hand
and Nagasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Hiroshima Nagasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Nagasaki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a body punch
and Dodgers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Dodgers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dodgers darts in and clinches Nagasaki up against the cage.
Nagasaki breaks from the clinch.
Dodgers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Duck Dodgers!
During a confident post fight interview, Duck Dodgers 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 326 p4p, 905 weight class) and Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 42 p4p, 129 weight class). Garcia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Kuznetsov's shoulder, as Kuznetsov tries to avoid the shot.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Kuznetsov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetsov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuznetsov finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuznetsov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Kuznetsov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetsov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Garcia catches Kuznetsov right on the button with a cross.
Kuznetsov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Garcia moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Kuznetsov is avoiding it.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia catches Kuznetsov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Kuznetsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznetsov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia slips under a jab from Kuznetsov.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Kuznetsov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Garcia throws a right hand that Kuznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuznetsov also avoids with ease.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Kuznetsov looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuznetsov scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Kuznetsov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice strike.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Kuznetsov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia instigates a clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia jumps guard but Kuznetsov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Garcia has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcia is leaning against Kuznetsov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuznetsov is struggling to control the position.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Alexander Kuznetsov has been cut.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
Kuznetsov taking a breather.
Garcia jumps guard but Kuznetsov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia lands a nice elbow.
Kuznetsov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mickey Garcia has been cut.
Kuznetsov misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Kuznetsov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuznetsov lands an overhand right.
Kuznetsov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuznetsov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Garcia throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov lands with a good body shot.
Kuznetsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuznetsov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kuznetsov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a left to the body.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuznetsov tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuznetsov. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Kuznetsov throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by Kuznetsov.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Kuznetsov unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuznetsov in his tracks.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a one two combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuznetsov.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Kuznetsov's ribs.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuznetsov lands the left hand.
Kuznetsov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuznetsov looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Kuznetsov lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuznetsov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Kuznetsov pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuznetsov's hands.
Garcia clinches up with Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Kuznetsov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Kuznetsov tries to stand but Garcia is controlling from the bottom.
Kuznetsov throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuznetsov.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuznetsov's guard.
Kuznetsov keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Nice shot lands for Kuznetsov.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Garcia backs off Kuznetsov throws a huge counter combo but Garcia manages to avoid it all.
Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuznetsov walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Kuznetsov counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Kuznetsov to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuznetsov to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Kuznetsov scores with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov looking to stall.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuznetsov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuznetsov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia moves into range and clinches up with Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuznetsov or not.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuznetsov's defenses.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuznetsov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mickey Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Kuznetsov in his tracks for a moment.
Alexander Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuznetsov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garcia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuznetsov can turn it around.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
Mickey Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
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!
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Kuznetsov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Garcia gets through Kuznetsov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Garcia works on Kuznetsov's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia jumps guard and drags Kuznetsov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kuznetsov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kuznetsov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Kuznetsov controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuznetsov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kuznetsov!
Alexander Kuznetsov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Mickey Garcia had this to say: 'Can't believe the commission let me fight with Hep C...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orestes Prometheus (ranked 174 p4p, 165 weight class) and Barron White (ranked 32 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barron White enters the cage!
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orestes Prometheus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Orestes Prometheus has been cut.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White misses with a body shot
and Prometheus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White misses with a kick to the body.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White missing with a left hand there. Prometheus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prometheus!
White misses with a hook. Prometheus ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prometheus looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throws a body punch but Prometheus moves out of range.
Prometheus scores with a hook.
White misses with a double jab.
Prometheus misses with a series of wild punches.
White scores with a nice strike.
Prometheus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Prometheus tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Prometheus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Prometheus to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a jab when Prometheus was well out of range.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White throws the left hand but Prometheus avoids the punch easily.
Prometheus walks straight into a right hand from White - that's dropped him! White jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Prometheus from any more punishment! Prometheus 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 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barron White!
Barron White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Susi (ranked 68 p4p, 72 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 12 p4p, 13 weight class). Aaron Wolf 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi throws a lazy right hand but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolf! But no joy.
Susi misses the body punch
and Wolf counters with a crisp one two that drops Susi! Wolf thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Susi to his feet! Susi is in big trouble!
Wolf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Susi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Susi avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a head kick.
Susi blocks the body kick.
Susi backs away from a small jab... but Wolf lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Susi crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Wolf with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Aaron Wolf!
An out of breath Aaron Wolf 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 27 p4p, 120 weight class) and Davdio Branko (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Hlervu comes to the cage accompanied by Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branko tries for a takedown but Hlervu circles away easily
and Hlervu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Branko.
Hlervu is looking to counter punch.
Hlervu 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.
Branko shoots and misses
and Hlervu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braynas Hlervu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davdio Branko.
Branko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Hlervu counters with a quick kick to the body but Branko blocks it.
Branko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Hlervu as Branko shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Branko or perhaps it was just good defense by Hlervu, which made it look bad.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hlervu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Branko! Hlervu lets Branko back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Branko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hlervu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Branko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hlervu counters with a crisp right that sends Branko to the canvas! Hlervu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu retains his bantamweight title!
Braynas Hlervu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 22 p4p, 77 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hatfield's choice of entrance music: Cruel World- Willie Nelson. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatfield.
Ernest Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Hatfield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Graves is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a front kick.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Hatfield connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatfield tries to work over Graves's front leg with a kick but Graves checks it.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Graves is looking to wear down Hatfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hatfield gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hatfield's hands.
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
Hatfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hatfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Graves misses its target.
Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Hatfield tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hatfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
A counter left hand to the body from Graves misses its target.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Hatfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Graves.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Graves slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield clobbers Graves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Graves lands a jab to Hatfield's midsection.
Hatfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a hook
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves wants to clinch.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatfield misses with a straight right.
Graves wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Graves defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Graves connects with a body shot that sends Hatfield's belly button to the back.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Graves is looking to counter the offense by Hatfield and move into the clinch.
Hatfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
A combination from Hatfield does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield misses with a double jab.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Hatfield with a nice cross.
Graves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Graves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Graves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hatfield wants to stand and escape but Graves is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Graves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
Graves slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Hatfield throws a counter combo.
Ernest Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves lands with a nice body punch.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Graves lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
It looked like Graves was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hatfield.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Graves.
Jab by Graves.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatfield can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Graves misses
letting Hatfield counter with a right hand.
Hatfield throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Graves misses its target.
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Graves moved away.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
A combination from Hatfield does no damage.
Hatfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Graves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatfield at a distance.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a left to the body.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Hatfield leaves Graves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hatfield has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Graves has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Graves digs a right hand into Hatfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatfield's gas tank.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatfield.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatfield.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Hatfield is pressed up against the cage. Graves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hatfield down to the mat. Hatfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves with a hook.
Graves defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Graves tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
Hatfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Hatfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Graves dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves stuns Hatfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Graves has Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hatfield has his back to the cage.
Graves breaks from the clinch.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hatfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Graves throws a body punch but Hatfield moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hatfield but Hatfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Graves thuds a left hand into Hatfield's body.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graves misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Hatfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatfield's head.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Hatfield back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Hatfield avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Hatfield avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves stalling in the clinch but Hatfield improves position.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatfield's elbow.
Hatfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatfield's elbow.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Hatfield avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves trying to control the position but instead, Hatfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graves into the cage.
Hatfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hatfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Graves gets an underhook and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Graves breaks from the clinch.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hatfield 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 Graves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Graves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hatfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves stuns Hatfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hatfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Graves.
Graves jabs Hatfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves lands an overhand right.
Hatfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves digs a good hook to Hatfield's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hatfield's head backwards.
Riley Hatfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hatfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hatfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riley Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ernest Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Graves!
After winning the bout, Ernest Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 11 p4p, 153 weight class) and Olyn Seran (ranked 2 p4p, 28 weight class). Bleak's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Seran is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sound of Silence - Disturbed. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak throws a jab when Seran was well out of range.
Seran was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bleak misses with a shot to the body
letting Seran counter with a right hand.
Bleak throws a right hand that Seran ducks under and follows up with a left that Seran also avoids with ease.
Bleak swings for the body but Seran moves out of range.
Seran feints a counter leg kick.
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bleak throws a right hand that misses
and Seran counters with a nice uppercut.
Seran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bleak.
Darsin Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak misses with a lunging right hand
and Seran counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bleak at a distance.
Seran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bleak manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Seran on his heels. He'll look to pass Seran's guard now, I'm sure.
We've been hearing that Bleak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bleak defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak trying to control the position from guard on top but Seran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bleak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seran is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bleak defends well.
Seran is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bleak frees his head nicely. Oh but Seran has switched to an armbar! Bleak is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Olyn Seran!
Olyn Seran is the new lightweight champion!
Olyn Seran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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