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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 1025 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Curtis Rome (ranked 135 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome slips a jab and a cross from Sitsongrit.
Rome fails to land the takedown.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rome has time to react.
Rome shoots for a takedown but Sitsongrit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rome. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Rome shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rome circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rome! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rome was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works Rome's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rome takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rome doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome has his takedown stuffed
and Rome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Rome.
Some wild striking there from Sitsongrit.
Rome tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit cracks Rome with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Rome avoids it.
Rome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rome moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Rome walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Rome has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Rome with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rome shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rome showed some decent athleticism there.
Sitsongrit tries to kick Rome off but Rome keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rome looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rome is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome is trying to control. Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sitsongrit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Rome on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Rome takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rome closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
Rome works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit is defending against the submission attempts here by Rome.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is in trouble now - Rome has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit is trying to stand.
Rome moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sitsongrit has worked his arm free - good work by Sitsongrit!
Rome is working to tighten his grip on Sitsongrit's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sitsongrit has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rome is really squeezing tight and eventually Sitsongrit passes out! Rome breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Curtis Rome!
A victorious Curtis Rome 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 Ed Jones (ranked 1200 p4p, 1578 weight class) and Juki Allu (ranked 139 p4p, 180 weight class). Ed Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juki Allu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Allu connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
 It looks like Ed Jones has been cut.
Allu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Allu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Allu.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allu lands a right hand.
Allu stalling.
Allu swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allu lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allu.
 Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allu misses with some punches.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Allu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jones with a big uppercut! Jones tries to clinch up but Allu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jones to the mat! Jones covers up and Allu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juki Allu!
After the fight, Juki Allu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 574 p4p, 686 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 39 p4p, 51 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Sean O Malley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Jackson's chin.
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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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from O Malley misses.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Malley!
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but O Malley defends.
O Malley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
O Malley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
O Malley is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
O Malley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but O Malley is avoiding damage well.
O Malley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
O Malley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jackson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jackson working the strikes but O Malley uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to O Malley's temple.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Malley pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Malley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jackson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Malley defending well though.
O Malley pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a head kick by O Malley.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Malley.
 It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
Jackson cracks O Malley with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but O Malley blocks nicely.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson 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.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but O Malley has wrist control.
O Malley wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but O Malley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but O Malley pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Malley is one step ahead there.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Malley is aware though and is defending well.
Nick Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is working an open guard so O Malley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
O Malley throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Malley tries to escape but Jackson is in control.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley parries the strikes from Jackson easily there. Jackson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable O Malley to escape.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson grinds an elbow into O Malley's temple.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Malley on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks O Malley with a big elbow.
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
O Malley regains half guard, as Jackson was trying to land strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson wants to take a breather but O Malley is having none of it.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of O Malley's head.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on O Malley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for O Malley.
O Malley is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Malley taking shots to the head.
O Malley blocking the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson cracks O Malley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
O Malley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Malley is rocked!
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh O Malley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson drops a big elbow. That's hurt O Malley! More shots from Jackson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Jackson!
Nick Jackson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anurak Bualuang (ranked 194 p4p, 554 weight class) and Bryce Helix (ranked 15 p4p, 37 weight class). Bualuang comes to the cage accompanied by シャンティ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 28 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Anurak Bualuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix misses with a body shot.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Bualuang looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Bualuang's head coaches at The Italian Job that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bualuang.
Helix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bualuang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Helix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bualuang is out of range.
Helix steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bualuang. That one must have hurt.
Helix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helix throws a combination that misses
enabling Bualuang to counter with a crisp jab.
Bualuang lunges at Helix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helix's hand.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Helix lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Bualuang lands.
Helix misses with an uppercut. Bualuang saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Bualuang.
Bualuang is looking to slow Helix down with leg kicks.
Helix feints and then cracks Bualuang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bualuang down.
Bualuang avoids the head kick by Helix.
Helix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bualuang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
Bualuang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Helix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bualuang lands with a left to the head.
Helix can't find room to land a body shot as Bualuang controls the action.
Bualuang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helix's elbow.
Bualuang cracks Helix with a nice body shot.
Bualuang pushes Helix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helix blocks a body shot from Bualuang.
Bualuang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Helix.
Helix misses with some punches.
Bualuang throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bualuang lands with a light punch inside.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Helix.
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
Bualuang tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Helix lands with a right to the head.
Bualuang lands a nice uppercut.
Helix blocking some punches.
Helix misses with some punches.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
Helix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Helix.
Bualuang blocks an uppercut.
Bualuang wants to get back to striking at distance but Helix won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Bualuang breaks the clinch.
Bualuang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bualuang throws a jab but it's blocked by Helix.
Bualuang jabs at Helix's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Helix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helix moves out of range as Bualuang throws a body kick.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Bualuang.
Helix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bualuang is out of range.
A lazy left from Bualuang finds it's target.
Bualuang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helix avoids the body shot from Bualuang.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bualuang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helix misses with a left hand
letting Bualuang counter with a right hand.
Bualuang 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.
A jab from Bualuang does it's job there.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helix lands a nice shot that snaps Bualuang's head back.
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!
Bualuang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bualuang lands a leg kick that knocks Helix off balance momentarily.
Bualuang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bualuang throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
Bualuang drives through and clinches with Helix against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bualuang misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang gets through Helix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helix lands with a light punch inside.
Bualuang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bualuang scores with a shot to the side of Helix's head.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Helix takes a shot to the head.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anurak Bualuang dominated that round.
That's time! Bualuang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bualuang tests Helix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bualuang tries to land a leg kick but Helix saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Bualuang.
Helix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bualuang blocks the body kick.
Helix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helix misses with a leg kick
and Bualuang counters with a good, hard body kick but Helix shrugs it off.
Helix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bualuang.
Helix swats away the attempt to clinch by Bualuang.
Helix throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bualuang to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Bualuang.
Good standup being displayed there by Helix as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Bualuang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Bualuang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Helix loads up on a big right hand but Bualuang slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helix checks a leg kick.
Helix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Bualuang misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Helix! But no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Bualuang blocks the leg kick.
Bualuang is looking for a counter combo.
Bualuang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helix jabs Bualuang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Bualuang catches Helix right on the button with a cross.
Bualuang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helix can do to turn this around?
Helix misses with a low kick.
It looked like Bualuang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Helix misses with a hook. Bualuang ducked under it nicely.
Anurak Bualuang is winning the standup battle so far.
Bualuang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bualuang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bualuang checks the leg kick.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bualuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Bualuang blocks a leg kick.
Helix throws a hook to the side of Bualuang's head but Bualuang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Bualuang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bualuang manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bualuang.
Bualuang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helix throws a right and a left that Bualuang avoids nicely.
Helix ducks right into an uppercut from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands with an overhand left.
Bualuang scores with a jab to the head.
Bualuang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helix on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Bualuang.
Helix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bualuang.
Bualuang scores with a leg kick.
Helix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Helix misses with a straight right.
Helix connects with a jab.
Bualuang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Helix's head.
Helix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bualuang can pounce on him.
Helix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bualuang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helix misses with a hook. Bualuang ducked under it nicely.
Bualuang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helix misses with a straight right.
Helix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helix looks to score with a jab to the body but Bualuang is just out of range.
Helix thuds his shin into the meat of Bualuang's side.
Bualuang slips a straight right by Helix.
Bualuang moves away from the strike by Helix.
Bualuang lands a right hook to the body.
Bualuang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a thumping low kick.
Helix thuds his right hand into Bualuang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bualuang lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang misses with a wild combination.
Bualuang lands with a slapping head kick.
Bualuang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Helix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bualuang.
Helix works the jab nicely.
Helix moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bualuang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
Helix cracks Bualuang with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Helix has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bualuang to stand back up!
Bualuang is rocked!
Bualuang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Bualuang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bualuang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a low kick.
Helix ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Bualuang's jaw. Bualuang's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Helix does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryce Helix!
Bryce Helix 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 Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 87 p4p, 173 weight class) and Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 16 p4p, 31 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanguinetti takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Skurwysynowski misses the target.
Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a jab when Skurwysynowski was well out of range.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skurwysynowski.
Sanguinetti throws a lazy right hand but Skurwysynowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanguinetti swings for the body but Skurwysynowski moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Skurwysynowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Skurwysynowski misses with an uppercut. Sanguinetti saw that one coming.
Skurwysynowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skurwysynowski throws a looping overhand right but Sanguinetti ducks down to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski throws a lazy right hand but Sanguinetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skurwysynowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Orlando Sanguinetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Skurwysynowski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sanguinetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Skurwysynowski saw that one coming.
A jab from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws a lazy right hand but Skurwysynowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Skurwysynowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanguinetti takes a swing at Skurwysynowski's ribcage but misses.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti connects with a looping right hand.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot.
Sanguinetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Skurwysynowski off the cage and back into range.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skurwysynowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanguinetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skurwysynowski scrambles back to his feet.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook. Skurwysynowski ducked under it nicely.
Skurwysynowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skurwysynowski misses with a low kick.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Skurwysynowski moves away and avoids it.
Skurwysynowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skurwysynowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skurwysynowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanguinetti lands with an overhand left.
Sanguinetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skurwysynowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanguinetti.
Skurwysynowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skurwysynowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguinetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanguinetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Skurwysynowski avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski misses with a wild body shot.
Skurwysynowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanguinetti digs a good hook to Skurwysynowski's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws a body punch but Skurwysynowski moves out of range.
Skurwysynowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanguinetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skurwysynowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanguinetti's head.
Skurwysynowski looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Skurwysynowski misses.
Skurwysynowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Skurwysynowski misses with an uppercut. Sanguinetti saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Skurwysynowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skurwysynowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skurwysynowski throws a front kick aimed at Sanguinetti's knee but Sanguinetti avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski slips under a jab.
Sanguinetti swings for the body but Skurwysynowski moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skurwysynowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski is looking to land body kicks.
Skurwysynowski scores with a jab to the head.
Sanguinetti misses with a double jab.
Sanguinetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Sanguinetti misses.
Skurwysynowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skurwysynowski throws a big shot that misses.
Sanguinetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skurwysynowski moves away.
Sanguinetti misses the shot to the body.
Skurwysynowski 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.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skurwysynowski.
Sanguinetti missing with a left hand there. Skurwysynowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanguinetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skurwysynowski slips under a jab.
Sanguinetti misses with a right hand
and Skurwysynowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanguinetti cracks Skurwysynowski with an open hand slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanguinetti blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski moves away from the strike by Sanguinetti.
Skurwysynowski is looking to counter punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skurwysynowski landing knees to the head.
It looks like Orlando Sanguinetti has been cut.
Skurwysynowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Skurwysynowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanguinettis head.
Sanguinetti can't find room to land a body shot as Skurwysynowski controls the action.
I was talking to Skurwysynowski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sanguinetti misses with a punch to the body.
Sanguinetti manages to break the clinch.
Skurwysynowski clinches up with Sanguinetti and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skurwysynowski.
Sanguinetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanguinetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skurwysynowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Skurwysynowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanguinetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Skurwysynowski controls his hands.
Skurwysynowski lands an uppercut.
Sanguinetti breaks from the clinch.
Skurwysynowski misses with a low kick as Sanguinetti jumps back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orlando Sanguinetti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orlando Sanguinetti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skurwysynowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanguinetti.
Skurwysynowski lands a nice hook to Sanguinetti's body. Sanguinetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanguinetti digs a good hook to Skurwysynowski's body.
Skurwysynowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanguinetti misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skurwysynowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanguinetti backwards.
Skurwysynowski has a couple of punches blocked by Sanguinetti.
Skurwysynowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanguinetti won't want to take too many of those.
Skurwysynowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skurwysynowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanguinetti's elbow.
Skurwysynowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skurwysynowski lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skurwysynowski with a knee to the head.
Sanguinetti takes a shot to the head.
Skurwysynowski digs a right hand into Sanguinetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanguinetti's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Skurwysynowski as the two fighters clinch.
Sanguinetti is breathing heavily.
Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Skurwysynowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski landing knees to the head.
Skurwysynowski works on Sanguinetti's body with a couple of short punches.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skurwysynowski pushes Sanguinetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski tries to throw a body punch but Sanguinetti avoids it by throwing Skurwysynowski back against the cage.
Skurwysynowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanguinetti backwards.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Sanguinetti blocks it.
Skurwysynowski can't find room to land a body shot as Sanguinetti controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Skurwysynowski as the two fighters clinch.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skurwysynowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skurwysynowski lands a body punch.
Skurwysynowski working Sanguinetti over with knees to the body.
Skurwysynowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanguinetti can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skurwysynowski.
Sanguinetti takes a shot to the head.
Skurwysynowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanguinetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski is working Sanguinetti over against the cage.
Skurwysynowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands an uppercut.
Sanguinetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skurwysynowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Skurwysynowski.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Skurwysynowski.
A nice left hand lands by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski digs a right hand underneath Sanguinetti's ribcage. Sanguinetti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skurwysynowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanguinetti misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanguinetti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanguinetti breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Skurwysynowski cracks Sanguinetti with a nice body shot.
Skurwysynowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skurwysynowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike.
Skurwysynowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skurwysynowski.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Skurwysynowski.
A short right from Skurwysynowski on the inside.
Skurwysynowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skurwysynowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanguinettis head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skurwysynowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skurwysynowski landing knees to the head.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shot to the side of Sanguinetti's head.
Skurwysynowski landing knees to the body.
Skurwysynowski works on Sanguinetti's body with a couple of short punches.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanguinetti backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski blocks a body shot from Sanguinetti.
Skurwysynowski lands with a light punch inside.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Skurwysynowski pushes Sanguinetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanguinetti backwards.
Sanguinetti prevents a body shot from Skurwysynowski.
A short left from Skurwysynowski.
Sanguinetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski crunches a lovely knee into Sanguinetti's ribcage.
Skurwysynowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanguinetti backwards.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Skurwysynowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanguinetti blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanguinetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Skurwysynowski saw that one coming.
Skurwysynowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skurwysynowski throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Sanguinetti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sanguinetti misses with a looping right.
Sanguinetti swings for the body but Skurwysynowski moves out of range.
Skurwysynowski staying out of range there.
Skurwysynowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skurwysynowski throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti throws a body punch but Skurwysynowski moves out of range.
Sanguinetti swings widly with a right hand
and Skurwysynowski counters with a left to the body.
Skurwysynowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook but Sanguinetti blocks it.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Skurwysynowski saw that one coming.
Skurwysynowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanguinetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Skurwysynowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sanguinetti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanguinetti checks a leg kick.
Skurwysynowski connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski tries to land a leg kick but Sanguinetti saw it coming and moves away.
Skurwysynowski lands with a hook. Sanguinetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanguinetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski lands a nice shot that snaps Sanguinetti's head back.
Sanguinetti swings widly with a right hand
and Skurwysynowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skurwysynowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanguinetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanguinetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanguinetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanguinetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Skurwysynowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanguinetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Skurwysynowski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanguinetti can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti blocks an uppercut.
Sanguinetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguinetti throws a head punch that misses.
Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
Sanguinetti blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski tries to work over Sanguinetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguinetti blocks a body shot from Skurwysynowski.
Sanguinetti breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skurwysynowski has time to react.
Skurwysynowski misses with a looping right.
Skurwysynowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skurwysynowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanguinetti cracks a nice hook into Skurwysynowski's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti staying out of range there.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skurwysynowski catches Sanguinetti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanguinetti jabs at Skurwysynowski's body.
Skurwysynowski slips a jab and a cross from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanguinetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Skurwysynowski avoids the punch easily.
Sanguinetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Skurwysynowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skurwysynowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skurwysynowski thumps Sanguinetti with a low kick.
Sanguinetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanguinetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski moves into range and clinches up with Sanguinetti.
Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Sanguinetti on the inside.
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!
Skurwysynowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skurwysynowski lands an uppercut.
Sanguinetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skurwysynowski lands a knee to the head.
Skurwysynowski with a knee to the head.
Sanguinetti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanguinetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skurwysynowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanguinetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skurwysynowskis head.
Sanguinetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Skurwysynowski controls his hands.
Sanguinetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skurwysynowski's elbow.
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skurwysynowski.
A short body shot lands from Skurwysynowski as the two fighters clinch.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skurwysynowski misses with some punches.
Skurwysynowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanguinetti backwards.
Skurwysynowski blocking some punches.
Skurwysynowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skurwysynowski lands a body punch.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanguinetti or not.
Skurwysynowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skurwysynowski scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Skurwysynowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skurwysynowski 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladimir Skurwysynowski 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 Mikey Marciano (ranked 108 p4p, 426 weight class) and Paavo Talvela (ranked 15 p4p, 62 weight class). Talvela has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Mikey Marciano 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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano tried to score with a low kick but Talvela checks it.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Talvela.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.
A big right from Talvela misses.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Marciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talvela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marciano.
Marciano thumps Talvela with a low kick.
Talvela slips a straight right by Marciano.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Talvela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Marciano.
Marciano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Marciano with a nice cross.
Marciano with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Talvela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Talvela has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Marciano catches Talvela right on the button with a cross.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Talvela is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Talvela misses with a double jab
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talvela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Marciano.
Marciano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.
Talvela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Marciano.
A swing and a miss from Talvela.
Talvela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talvela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talvela lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Talvela.
Talvela lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
Mikey Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.
Marciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talvela missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano is looking to counter punch.
Marciano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Talvela on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Marciano finds it's way through Talvela's defenses.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talvela throws out the jab.
Marciano lands with a straight right. Talvela didn't see that one coming.
Marciano checks a low kick from Talvela.
Talvela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Marciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good exchange - Marciano coming out on top.
Marciano throws a chopping leg kick but Talvela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano walks into a straight right hand from Talvela.
Marciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talvela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws out a leg kick but Marciano moves out of range and Talvela only half commits.
Marciano checks a low kick from Talvela.
Decent striking displayed by Marciano there.
Talvela blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
An inside leg kick lands from Talvela.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talvela misses the jab.
Talvela lands a slapping body shot.
Talvela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Talvela will feel that in the morning.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Talvela lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela lunges at Marciano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marciano's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Talvela's ribs.
Talvela misses with a low kick.
Talvela is looking to score with low kicks.
Marciano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Marciano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Talvela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marciano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talvela postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talvela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marciano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marciano defending well as Talvela loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Marciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talvela throws a big shot that misses.
Talvela misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talvela looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Talvela misses with a leg kick.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano throws a chopping leg kick but Talvela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano throws a nice looking combination but Talvela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talvela feints a counter leg kick.
Talvela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Marciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela gets a double leg takedown into Marciano's guard.
Talvela stays in close to Marciano's body and controls the position.
Marciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marciano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marciano tries to get out of the position.
Talvela is looking to work some ground and pound but Marciano has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Talvela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Talvela is looking to work some ground and pound but Marciano has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talvela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marciano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Talvela makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marciano wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talvela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talvela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marciano wants to sweep but no luck.
Talvela working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Talvela postures up in Marciano's guard and throws a big left but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Talvela loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Talvela stands and throws Marciano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Talvela works to advance to full mount. Marciano defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Talvela putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Talvela has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marciano's face.
Marciano is rocked!
Marciano is squirming around, avoiding Talvela's attempts to control the action.
Oh Marciano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marciano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Talvela putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Talvela! Marciano is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paavo Talvela!
An out of breath Paavo Talvela thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mikey Marciano was interviewed post fight and said 'Rob these nuts.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 132 p4p, 158 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 21 p4p, 24 weight class). Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. James Yarborough acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni tries to land a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough defending well as Giovanni loads up on a big left hand.
Yarborough throws a fast counter high kick but Giovanni manages to duck under it in time.
Giovanni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Giovanni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Giovanni misses the target.
Giovanni throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough throws a counter combo.
Yarborough tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giovanni avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
Giovanni circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yarborough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Giovanni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giovanni throws a quick counter head kick but Yarborough was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Giovanni.
Yarborough thinks about the counter body kick.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Yarborough lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Giovanni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giovanni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarborough counters with a stiff right hand.
Giovanni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yarborough! But no joy.
Giovanni throws a right hand that Yarborough ducks under and follows up with a left that Yarborough also avoids with ease.
Yarborough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yarborough takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yarborough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giovanni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giovanni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Giovanni blocks the leg kick.
Giovanni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Giovanni scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giovanni looks to throw a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Giovanni misses its intended target.
Giovanni with a nice cross.
A jab from Giovanni finds it's way through Yarborough's defenses.
Giovanni scoring well with a low kick there.
Giovanni connects with the punch.
Giovanni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giovanni lands a jab.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a straight right hand.
Giovanni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Giovanni's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Yarborough lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giovanni doesn't seem phased though.
Crunch! Giovanni slams his shin into Yarborough's torso.
Giovanni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yarborough has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Giovanni.
Giovanni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Giovanni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Giovanni.
Giovanni throws out a leg kick but Yarborough moves out of range and Giovanni only half commits.
Yarborough throws a counter combo.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yarborough thuds his right hand into Giovanni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giovanni loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Giovanni misses its intended target.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Yarborough takes one on the button.
Giovanni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Giovanni misses with a low kick as Yarborough jumps back.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yarborough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Giovanni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giovanni misses with a right hand
and Yarborough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Yarborough misses.
Giovanni throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough throws a big counter head kick but Giovanni avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Giovanni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Giovanni.
Giovanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giovanni misses with a hook to the body
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giovanni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giovanni thumps Yarborough with a low kick.
Giovanni swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Yarborough looks at the referee who does nothing so Yarborough lands a crushing right that sends Giovanni to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Yarborough!
During a confident post fight interview, James Yarborough 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 Ispa Perkele (ranked 41 p4p, 234 weight class) and Dude McWrestler (ranked 6 p4p, 33 weight class). McWrestler has chosen Acclaimed Emotions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dude McWrestler!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting McWrestler counter with a right hand.
Perkele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McWrestler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McWrestler.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and McWrestler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perkele is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
McWrestler is looking to take a break and control but Perkele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perkele is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkele is concentrating on defense, preventing McWrestler from advancing position.
Perkele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele desperately trying to maintain half guard.
McWrestler is thwarting Perkele's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perkele kicks McWrestler off and gets back to his feet.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses McWrestler's front leg but catches the back leg as McWrestler tries to avoid it.
McWrestler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and McWrestler counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McWrestler gets a takedown into half guard.
Perkele tries to get to full guard but McWrestler has control of the leg.
Perkele is working hard here to advance position.
McWrestler is keen to just control but Perkele is a slippery customer.
McWrestler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McWrestler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perkele's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McWrestler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McWrestler is trying to control the action in half guard but Perkele is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perkele is looking to improve his position.
Perkele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perkele keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Perkele continues to stall.
McWrestler controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele is looking to improve his position.
McWrestler stops Perkele from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from McWrestler there.
McWrestler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perkele keeping control of the position.
McWrestler prevents Perkele from improving his position.
McWrestler working Perkele over with strikes.
McWrestler trying to control the action but Perkele is working from the bottom.
McWrestler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perkele defending well though.
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.
Perkele kicks McWrestler off and gets back to his feet.
Perkele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McWrestler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McWrestler throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McWrestler.
Perkele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick from Perkele, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McWrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. McWrestler should have avoided that one.
McWrestler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McWrestler tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele 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.
Perkele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. McWrestler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele lands with a nice body punch.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
McWrestler cracks Perkele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but McWrestler ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele misses with a left hand
and McWrestler counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and McWrestler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of McWrestler's head but McWrestler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and McWrestler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele scores with a jab.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. McWrestler moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a left hand
and McWrestler counters with a nice uppercut.
McWrestler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
McWrestler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Perkele misses with a jab to the body
and McWrestler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McWrestler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and McWrestler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McWrestler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
McWrestler is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McWrestler has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and McWrestler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McWrestler to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele throws a leg kick
enabling McWrestler to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and McWrestler counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele throws a body punch but McWrestler moves out of range.
Perkele lands with an uppercut that bounces McWrestler off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
McWrestler moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWrestler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perkele. That one must have hurt.
Perkele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
Perkele thuds his right hand into McWrestler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ispa Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkele throws a leg kick but McWrestler moved away.
McWrestler throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McWrestler blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkele 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 McWrestler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McWrestler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but McWrestler slips the punch.
McWrestler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McWrestler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler catches Perkele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele lands a right hook to the body.
Perkele defending well as McWrestler loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
And McWrestler tries to counter it with a takedown but Perkele pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McWrestler tries to bum rush Perkele with a series of wild strikes but Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McWrestler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele walks into a left hand.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McWrestler counters with a left to the body.
McWrestler scores with the left hand. Perkele knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Perkele does it's job there.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McWrestler manages to avoid it.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
McWrestler is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler misses the shot to the body.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
McWrestler lands a jab.
McWrestler throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele tried to counter with a leg kick but McWrestler avoided it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow McWrestler down.
Perkele slips a straight right by McWrestler.
Perkele misses with a hook
and McWrestler counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele scores with a hook.
Perkele walks into a stiff left hand from McWrestler.
McWrestler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Perkele gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McWrestler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dude McWrestler has got the better of the ground game so far.
McWrestler won't allow Perkele to sweep him here.
McWrestler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McWrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkele looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dude McWrestler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Perkele gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perkele has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. McWrestler has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Perkele breaks from the clinch.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McWrestler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McWrestler looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Perkele motions for McWrestler to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McWrestler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perkele.
McWrestler drops his hands momentarily and Perkele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perkele throws a series of punches but McWrestler moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
McWrestler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McWrestler manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
so McWrestler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Perkele manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
McWrestler tries for a takedown. No joy.
McWrestler is trying to stall.
McWrestler working aggressively here.
McWrestler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkele's efforts to push away.
McWrestler misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from McWrestler.
McWrestler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perkele walks away with a smile on his face. McWrestler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
McWrestler throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele misses with the body kick
and McWrestler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McWrestler is keen to just control but Perkele is a slippery customer.
Perkele is looking to control McWrestler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perkele avoid being mounted?
Perkele keeps control of the position for the meantime.
McWrestler throwing shots but Perkele is blocking nicely.
Perkele is trying to maintain the position but McWrestler is very close to passing his half guard.
Perkele taking some punishment here, with McWrestler in his half guard.
McWrestler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele is pressing down on McWrestler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McWrestler throwing strikes from guard but Perkele blocks nicely.
McWrestler throwing strikes but missing.
McWrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McWrestler preventing the sweep.
McWrestler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perkele slips a jab from McWrestler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McWrestler manages to avoid it.
McWrestler throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and McWrestler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McWrestler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
McWrestler throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele is looking to counter punch.
Perkele scores with a nice body kick.
McWrestler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McWrestler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McWrestler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perkele tries to sprawl but McWrestler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Perkele pushes McWrestler off and gets back to his feet.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McWrestler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Perkele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perkele has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Perkele!
A relieved looking Ispa Perkele thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Dude McWrestler was interviewed post fight and said 'bleah'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 72 p4p, 103 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 3 p4p, 8 weight class). Tax Payer comes to the cage accompanied by Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen cracks Tax Payer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tosen misses with an uppercut.
Tosen ducks right into an uppercut from Tax Payer.
Tosen throws a lazy right hand but Tax Payer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tosen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tosen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tax Payer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tosen - the referee stops the clock and Tax Payer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tosen. Tax Payer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tosen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tosen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tosen misses with a kick to the body.
Tosen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tax Payer is able to avoid easily.
Tosen throws a right hand that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tax Payer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tosen slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Tosen takes a swing at Tax Payer's ribcage but misses.
Mama Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen looks for the body kick but Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Tax Payer connects with a body shot.
Tosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Tosen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tax Payer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tosen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tosen misses with an uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a straight right hand.
Tax Payer throws a body shot but no joy.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Tosen throws a body kick.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tax Payer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tosen just manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Tosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tax Payer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tosen throws a hook but Tax Payer blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Tax Payer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen throws an off balance right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tosen.
Tax Payer looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosen is just out of range.
It seemed like Tosen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tax Payer moves away.
Tax Payer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tosen looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Tax Payer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the body kick.
Tax Payer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Tosen misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tax Payer misses its target.
Tosen misses with a looping right.
Tax Payer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab by Tosen.
Tosen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tosen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tax Payer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Tosen.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tax Payer loads up on a big right hand but Tosen slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tosen.
Tosen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Tosen blocks it.
Tosen throws a body kick that misses.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Tosen.
Tax Payer is looking for a counter combo.
Tosen throws the kick towards the body but Tax Payer avoids it.
Tax Payer 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.
Tax Payer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tosen.
Tosen scores with a nice head shot.
Tosen connects with a body shot that sends Tax Payer's belly button to the back.
Tosen throws the kick towards the body but Tax Payer avoids it.
Tax Payer walks into a jab.
Tosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Tax Payer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tosen finds it's way round the side to connect with Tax Payer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tosen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tax Payer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tax Payer slips under a jab.
Tax Payer clinches up with Tosen and pushes him back against the cage.
Tax Payer working aggressively here.
Tax Payer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tosen connects with a nice looking jab.
Tosen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tax Payer's head.
Tosen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tax Payer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tosen.
Tax Payer instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tosen's elbow.
Tosen has a couple of punches blocked by Tax Payer.
Tosen blocking some punches.
Tosen blocks an uppercut.
Tax Payer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mama Tosen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tosen scores with a hook to the body. Tax Payer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Tosen moved out of range nicely.
Tax Payer rushes Tosen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tosen tries to work over Tax Payer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tax Payer avoiding damage as Tosen throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Tosen.
Tosen can't find room to land a body shot as Tax Payer controls the action.
Tosen tries to land knees in the clinch but Tax Payer avoids the damage to the body.
Tosen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tax Payer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tosen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tax Payer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tosen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tosen tries to work over Tax Payer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Tax Payer fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tax Payer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tosen misses with a punch to the body.
Tosen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tosen.
Tosen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tosen tries to work over Tax Payer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tax Payer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tosen throws the kick towards the body but Tax Payer avoids it.
Tosen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tosen delivers a nice body kick.
Tosen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tax Payer's sensitive parts.
Tax Payer slips a straight right by Tosen.
Tosen scores with a nice body kick.
Tosen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tax Payer takes a step back to recover.
Tosen thuds his shin into the meat of Tax Payer's side.
Tosen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mama Tosen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Tosen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer swings for the body but Tosen moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tosen lands a lovely overhand right.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tosen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tax Payer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Tax Payer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen throws a lazy right hand but Tax Payer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tax Payer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tosen to score with a decent uppercut.
Tosen scores with a spinning back kick!
Tosen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tosen cracks Tax Payer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tosen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tax Payer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer moves forwards but Tosen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tax Payer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tosen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a head kick.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Tosen strikes.
Tax Payer misses with a body kick.
Tax Payer ducks under a wild hook from Tosen.
Tax Payer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tax Payer wants to clinch up but Tosen keeps it at a distance.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tax Payer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tosen looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Tosen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tax Payer slips a straight right by Tosen.
Tosen misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Tosen misses the target.
Tosen tries to work over Tax Payer's front leg with a kick but Tax Payer checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer is looking to land body kicks.
Tosen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tosen throws a shot from downtown. Tax Payer moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Tosen there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosen looks to land a right hand but Tax Payer moved out of range.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Tosen throws a body kick.
Tosen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tosen slips a straight right by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Tosen avoids it easily.
Tax Payer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tosen avoids the head kick by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a jab but it's blocked by Tosen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mama Tosen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tosen throws a wild body kick that Tax Payer sees coming a mile off.
Finnish Tax Payer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tosen punishes Tax Payer's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Tosen finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Tosen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tax Payer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tosen misses with a left hand
and Tax Payer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tosen tries to land a front kick but Tax Payer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tosen throws a shot from downtown. Tax Payer moves away and avoids it.
Tosen throws a body kick that misses.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen lands with a nice body kick.
Tosen throws a lazy uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a straight right hand.
Tax Payer ducks under a wild hook from Tosen.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tosen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tosen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tax Payer if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tax Payer has time to react.
Tosen misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tax Payer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tosen - the referee stops the clock and Tax Payer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tosen. Tax Payer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tosen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tosen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tax Payer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tosen throws a lazy body kick
and Tax Payer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tosen throws a hook but Tax Payer avoids it easily.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Tosen.
A quick step to the side and Tax Payer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen fakes the leg kick and cracks Tax Payer in the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tosen.
Tosen throws a leg kick which misses Tax Payer's front leg but catches the back leg as Tax Payer tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tosen coming out on top.
Tosen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tax Payer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosen tried to score with a low kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Tosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Tosen finds it's target.
Tosen misses with a left hand
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Tosen.
Tosen scores with a nice head shot.
Tosen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Tosen. That snapped Tax Payer's head back.
Tax Payer checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tax Payer misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Tax Payer there.
Tax Payer ducks under a wild hook from Tosen.
A quick step to the side and Tax Payer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tax Payer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Tosen misses the jab.
Tax Payer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tosen takes a swing at Tax Payer's ribcage but misses.
Tosen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
Tax Payer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tosen.
Tax Payer walks into a left hand.
Tosen lands with a straight right. Tax Payer didn't see that one coming.
Tosen misses with a kick to the body.
Tax Payer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tax Payer blocks a leg kick.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Tosen throws a body kick that misses.
Tax Payer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tax Payer moves into the clinch.
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!
Tosen lands with a short shot to the head.
Tax Payer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tax Payer lands a right hand.
Tax Payer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tax Payer blocks an uppercut.
Tosen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Tax Payer on the inside.
A short right from Tosen.
Tax Payer prevents a body shot from Tosen.
Tax Payer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tosen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tosen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mama Tosen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tosen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mama Tosen!
An out of breath Mama Tosen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Myers (ranked 9 p4p, 96 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Cornelius Myers had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Myers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Otori throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
Myers throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Myers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Myers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers is looking to counter punch.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Otori misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Myers misses the target.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Myers moved out of range nicely.
Otori misses with a wild combination.
Otori misses with a body kick.
Myers throws a hook to the side of Otori's head but Otori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Otori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Otori does no damage.
Otori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Otori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Otori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
Jab from Otori.
Otori slips a jab from Myers.
Otori lands with a right hand.
Otori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Otori missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers looks to score with a jab to the body but Otori is just out of range.
Myers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers scores with a hook to the body. Otori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Otori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Otori misses its intended target.
Otori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Otori finds it's way round the side to connect with Myers's head.
Otori gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Myers.
Otori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Myers throws a front kick aimed at Otori's knee but Otori avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Myers can pounce on him.
Myers scores with a nice strike.
Myers tries to land a front kick but Otori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Myers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Otori is able to avoid easily.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otori throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Myers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Myers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Otori motions for Myers to come forward. Otori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Myers misses its intended target.
Otori misses with a kick to the body
and Myers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Otori checks a leg kick.
Otori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Otori tries to score with a low kick but Myers moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Otori.
Otori throws a push kick but Myers slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands a front kick.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Otori throws a big shot that misses.
Otori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myers checks a leg kick.
Otori looks to land a right hand but Myers moved out of range.
Myers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Myers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Myers lands a nice shot that snaps Otori's head back.
Otori misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely.
Myers connects with a solid leg kick.
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Myers scores with a jab to the head.
Myers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Otori blocks the body kick.
Otori missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Otori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Otori can pounce on him.
Myers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Otori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myers. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Otori.
Otori connects with a solid leg kick.
Myers catches Otori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Otori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Otori misses with a straight left.
Myers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Otori.
Myers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Otori just manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Myers checks a leg kick.
Otori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Otori scoring well with a low kick there.
Myers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otori.
Otori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Myers on the side of the head.
Otori avoids the body shot from Myers.
Otori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Myers throws a leg kick
and Otori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Myers slips under a jab from Otori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Myers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Myers with the inside leg kick.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Myers blocks it well.
Otori throws a low kick, looking for Myers's leg but Myers calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Otori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myers misses with a low kick as Otori jumps back.
Myers sizes up Otori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Otori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Myers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Otori misses with a looping right.
It appears Myers was looking to counter with a kick there.
Myers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori takes one to the chin there.
Myers tries to score with a low kick but Otori moves his leg out of the way.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Myers misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Otori.
Otori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Myers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Otori's head backwards.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Otori.
As Otori backs away, Myers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori throws out a leg kick but Myers moves out of range and Otori only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers looks to land a body kick but Otori moved away.
Otori is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Otori throws a leg kick which misses Myers's front leg but catches the back leg as Myers tries to avoid it.
Myers wants to land a leg kick but Otori is out of range.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Myers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Myers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Otori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Otori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Myers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Otori.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Myers 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.
Myers walks into a jab.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Myers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab from Myers.
Otori missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Otori blocks the low kick.
Myers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Myers scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers scores with a nice right hand.
Myers motions for Otori to come forward. Myers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Myers can pounce on him.
Otori throws a big shot that misses.
Myers scores with a jab.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otori moves out of range of the leg kick from Myers.
Otori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Myers.
Myers misses with a straight left.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myers.
Otori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otori feints a counter leg kick.
Myers throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Otori slips under a jab.
Myers thumps Otori with a low kick.
Myers scores with a punch to the head.
Myers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otori.
Otori throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Otori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Myers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Myers throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
Otori cracks a nice hook into Myers's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. Myers moves away and avoids it.
Myers tried to counter with a leg kick but Otori avoided it.
Myers jabs Otori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myers throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
Otori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Otori throws a front kick aimed at Myers's knee but Myers avoids it well.
Myers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Otori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Myers is looking to chop away at Otori's legs.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Otori.
Otori 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.
Myers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Otori.
Otori scores with a sloppy right hand. Myers should have avoided that one.
Otori scores with a decent looking hook.
Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Myers finds it's way through Otori's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Otori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.
Otori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Otori tests Myers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good work by Myers as he checks the leg kick.
Myers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Myers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otori.
A swing and a miss from Otori.
Otori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otori swings widly with a right hand
and Myers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Myers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otori.
Otori sizes up Myers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Myers with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Otori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Myers misses with a jab to the body
and Otori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Otori wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Myers throws a leg kick but Otori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Myers lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shigeru Otori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Myers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Otori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Otori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Myers misses.
Myers connects with an inside leg kick.
Myers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otori in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Myers.
Myers lands a really nice looking cross but Otori seems unphased.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Otori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Otori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Otori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Otori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Otori misses with a straight left.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Myers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otori.
Myers misses with the head strike.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Otori.
Myers managing to block the knees to the body from Otori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Otori.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otori throws a low kick but Myers moves out of range easily.
Otori throws a chopping leg kick but Myers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Myers.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
Myers connects with a solid leg kick.
Otori throws a shot to the body.
Myers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Myers clobbers Otori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Myers lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Otori.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
Myers throws a low kick but Otori moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers throws a body punch but Otori moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Otori swinging wildly here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Otori.
Otori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Myers.
Myers throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Myers.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Otori. That did some damage!
Otori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Myers.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Otori.
Myers's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Myers.
Otori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
Otori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Otori misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Myers.
Otori tries to land a leg kick but Myers saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Otori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers moves into the clinch.
Myers lands a hook that snaps the head of Otori backwards.
Myers tries a body shot but Otori blocks it.
Otori tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Otori back against the cage.
Myers is trying to push Otori away but Otori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Otori blocks a body shot from Myers.
Otori misses with a punch to the body.
Otori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Otori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myers.
Myers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otori backwards.
Myers blocks a body shot from Otori.
Myers working aggressively here.
Cornelius Myers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Myers misses with some punches.
Otori gets through Myers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori prevents a body shot from Myers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses with a punch to the body.
Otori lands with a short shot to the head.
Otori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
Otori can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Myers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Otori has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
Myers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myers moves out of range of the body kick.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Otori moves forwards but Myers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Otori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Otori cracks Myers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers moves forwards but Otori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Myers misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Myers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cornelius Myers did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Myers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch but Otori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Myers checks a low kick from Otori.
Myers misses with a low kick.
Otori 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.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otori cracks Myers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Myers has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Myers.
Otori struggles to land a body shot inside as Myers controls his hands.
Otori can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Myers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
Otori throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Myers, as that shot connected.
Myers scores with a nice right hand.
Otori cracks Myers with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Myers.
A jab from Myers misses.
A cross from Otori lands.
Myers moves out of range of the leg kick from Otori.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Myers misses the target.
Good leg kick by Myers.
Myers throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Otori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Otori blocks the body kick.
A big right from Otori misses.
A big right from Myers misses.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Otori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myers clobbers Otori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Myers throws a leg kick but Otori moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Myers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Myers scores with a jab to the head.
Myers with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Otori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Otori lands a body shot.
Myers lands a jab to the head.
Otori walks into a stiff left hand from Myers.
Myers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Otori checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Otori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myers.
Otori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Myers misses the target.
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Otori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Myers lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Otori does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Myers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good leg kick by Myers.
Myers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. Myers moves away and avoids it.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
Myers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Myers walks into a stiff left hand from Otori.
Otori throws a lazy right hand but Myers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myers throws a leg kick but Otori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Otori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Myers.
A big left from Myers misses.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Myers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Otori missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Myers misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myers slips a straight right by Otori.
Otori throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
Otori misses with a double jab
and Myers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Myers. That's going to slow Otori down.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Myers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Otori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Otori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myers in his tracks.
Myers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Otori on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Myers misses the target.
Myers slips under a jab.
Good work by Otori as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Otori lands a nice shot to the body.
Myers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers with a hook.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cornelius Myers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Myers missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myers staying out of range there.
Otori misses with a body shot.
Otori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Myers thumps Otori with a low kick.
Myers lands a nice looking body kick.
Myers checks a leg kick.
A cross from Myers lands.
Otori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Otori has time to react.
Otori misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Otori.
Otori slips a straight right by Myers.
Myers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori misses the jab.
Myers misses the jab.
Otori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otori moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Otori misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Myers.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Myers.
Myers staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Myers.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
Otori misses with a looping right.
Myers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Otori throws a hook but Myers avoids it easily.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Otori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers throws a leg kick
and Otori counters with an outside leg kick.
Myers throws a low kick, looking for Otori's leg but Otori calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers lands with a hook. Otori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myers.
Good work by Otori as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Myers motions for Otori to come forward. Myers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Otori misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
Myers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Otori connects with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Myers.
Otori lands a glancing blow to the side of Myers's head.
Otori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers tries to work over Otori's front leg with a kick but Otori checks it.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otori scores with a kick to the midsection.
No joy there for Otori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Myers throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
It looked like Myers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Otori - that will leave a mark!
Myers lands the left hand.
Myers cracks Otori with a good jab.
Myers throws a hook but Otori blocks it.
Myers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Otori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Myers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Myers wants to land a leg kick but Otori is out of range.
Myers loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
Otori with the inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Myers.
Otori moves forwards but Myers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Myers misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Myers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Myers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myers.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myers moves away.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Otori's front leg but catches the back leg as Otori tries to avoid it.
Otori closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Decent striking displayed by Myers there.
Otori misses with a straight right.
A big right from Myers misses.
Nice straight punches there by Otori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otori.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Otori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Myers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Otori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shigeru Otori.
I think Otori 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Cornelius Myers retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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