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DMMA 244 Kruth vs Greene PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moises Machel (ranked 4267 p4p, 2866 weight class) and Test LS (ranked 194 p4p, 118 weight class). Test LS has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moises Machel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test LS!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
LS throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from LS.
LS swings for the body but Machel moves out of range.
LS lands a front kick.
LS throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
LS cracks Machel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. LS has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Machel to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machel shoots in for a double leg but LS sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
LS throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LS looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machel gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! LS points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Machel wakes up just in time to hear LS thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Test LS!
A less than humble Test LS misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Johan Talo (ranked 2525 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Martin Johnston (ranked 295 p4p, 400 weight class). Johnston has chosen Dacw 'Nghariad as his entrance music. Martin Johnston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Johan Talo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Talo tries to pull guard but Johnston won't allow it.
Talo has Johnston pushed against the cage.
Johnston prevents a body shot from Talo.
Johnston wants to get back to striking at distance but Talo won't allow it.
Talo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talo lands a nice elbow.
Johnston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Talo stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talo lands a nice uppercut.
Talo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Talo stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnston avoids it.
Talo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnston blocks it with crossed arms.
Talo has Johnston pressed against the cage, preventing Johnston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnston.
Johnston can't break the clinch.
Talo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnston smiles and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Martin Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Talo moves out of range.
Talo tries to counter by clinching up but Johnston breaks away and moves out of range.
Talo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Martin Johnston has been cut.
Talo clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Talo leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Talo to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Talo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Talo tries to pull guard but Johnston won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauko Johan Talo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Talo is controlling him.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but Talo keeps him there for the moment.
Talo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Talo taking a breather.
Talo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Talo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnston just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston tries to break free but Talo pushes him back against the cage.
Talo avoiding damage.
Talo is pushing Johnston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Talo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kauko Johan Talo.
Talo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Talo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Talo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnston walks away with a smile on his face. Talo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Talo.
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Johnston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Talo drops Johnston with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Johnston! Talo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kauko Johan Talo!
A very excited looking Kauko Johan Talo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Martin Johnston spoke after the fight, saying 'I just want to apologise to all the boys back home. I let you down. I'll be back, bigger and better I promise you.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 1379 p4p, 4252 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 180 p4p, 406 weight class). Huena Ajuricaba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lamont Banner 's chin.
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajuricaba scores with a body shot.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ajuricaba.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ajuricaba's head.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Ajuricaba is out of range.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner moves out of range as Ajuricaba strikes.
Banner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ajuricaba, as that shot connected.
Ajuricaba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ajuricaba misses the body punch
and Banner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ajuricaba throws an off balance right hand
letting Banner counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Banner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ajuricaba scores with a jab.
Ajuricaba misses with a hook
and Banner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ajuricaba lands a jab to the head.
Banner avoids the head kick by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Ajuricaba works Banner 's body with a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Banner blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banner throws a body punch but Ajuricaba moves out of range.
Ajuricaba misses with a looping left.
Ajuricaba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajuricaba throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner .
Huena Ajuricaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ajuricaba scores with a push kick.
Ajuricaba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ajuricaba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ajuricaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Banner misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Banner 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ajuricaba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ajuricaba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ajuricaba lands with a good body shot.
Ajuricaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner moves away from the strike by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Ajuricaba backs off Banner throws a huge counter combo but Ajuricaba manages to avoid it all.
Ajuricaba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Ajuricaba does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ajuricaba misses.
Ajuricaba sets himself, and Banner steps forward looking for the clinch! Ajuricaba avoids it this time.
Banner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Banner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajuricaba lands a jab to the head.
 Banner is rocked!
Ajuricaba fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Banner to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Banner looks to clinch but Ajuricaba throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Banner taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Huena Ajuricaba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Conway (ranked 2458 p4p, 2120 weight class) and Vern Vurris (ranked 285 p4p, 241 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jake Conway has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jake Conway seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway swings for the body but Vurris moves out of range.
A left lands for Conway.
Conway needs to keep his hands up - Vurris had a free shot at his head there.
Vurris misses with a low kick.
Vurris avoids the body shot from Conway.
Conway with a hook.
Conway tries to work over Vurris's front leg with a kick but Vurris checks it.
Vurris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vurris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vurris with a jab.
Conway throws a body shot but no joy.
Conway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vurris.
Conway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conway cracks a nice hook into Vurris's ribs.
Conway is looking to wear down Vurris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vurris moves away from the strike by Conway.
Conway throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway swings for the body but Vurris moves out of range.
Conway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vurris doesn't seem bothered though.
Conway lands a nice looking body shot.
Vurris looks winded!
Conway cracks Vurris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Vurris.
Conway's corner calls for a 1-2. Conway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conway scores with a body shot.
Conway rushes Vurris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Conway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conway gets through Vurris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conway lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Conway.
Conway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway gets through Vurris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vurris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conway cracks Vurris with a nice body shot.
Conway with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vern Vurris has been cut.
Conway misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conway.
Conway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vurris's elbow.
Conway lands a hook that snaps the head of Vurris backwards.
Conway misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris is trying to break the clinch but Conway is controlling him.
Conway tries to work over Vurris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vurris.
Conway is working Vurris over against the cage.
Conway tries to land a knee to the head but Vurris blocks with his arms.
Conway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conway missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Conway on the inside.
Conway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Conway has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vurris has Conway pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Conway manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Conway working aggressively here.
Conway misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Conway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vurris or not.
Conway misses with a knee strike.
Conway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conway lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conway.
Vurris is trying to push Conway away but Conway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conway struggles to land a body shot inside as Vurris controls his hands.
Vurris takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vern Vurris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conway misses with a low kick as Vurris jumps back.
Vurris feints the counter takedown.
Conway wants to clinch up but Vurris keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conway.
Conway drops Vurris with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vurris looks back up at him and smiles so Conway waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vurris is rocked!
Vurris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conway regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vurris trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vurris wants to control from the top but Conway keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Conway continues to stall.
Vurris looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conway connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vurris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vurris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conway gets caught napping as Vurris dives in and scores a takedown. Conway manages to retain guard.
Conway controlling Vurris's posture.
Conway has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Conway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurris can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Vurris from controlling successfully.
Conway pulls Vurris in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Conway lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Conway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Conway moves in looking to clinch but Vurris pushes him off.
Vurris slips under a jab from Conway.
Vurris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Conway throws a hook but Vurris avoids it easily.
Vurris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Conway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conway is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Conway throws a head kick that misses.
Vurris tries a quick counter leg kick but Conway is wise to it.
Conway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurris moves away.
Conway takes a swing at Vurris's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right hand to the body from Conway.
Conway looking to throw knees to the head but Vurris is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vern Vurris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Conway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conway.
Conway takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conway.
Conway tries a body shot but Vurris blocks it.
Conway tries to throw a body punch but Vurris avoids it by throwing Conway back against the cage.
Conway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jake Conway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway lands with a left to the head.
Vurris is still on wobbly legs! Can Conway finish him?
Conway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vurris seems to have recovered his senses.
Conway tries to work over Vurris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vurris tries for a takedown but Conway manages to get underhooks.
Vurris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vurris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees in the clinch landing for Conway.
Conway lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vurris.
Conway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conway tries to work over Vurris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conway scores a nice knee to the body.
Vurris looking to slow down the pace here.
Conway can't find room to land a body shot as Vurris controls the action.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vurris backwards.
Conway landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conway.
A hook to the body from Conway.
Conway misses with a punch to the body.
Conway works on Vurris's body with a couple of short punches.
Conway looking to throw knees to the head but Vurris is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway lands with a light punch inside.
Conway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vurris blocks it with crossed arms.
Conway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conway throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Conway.
Conway throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conway.
Conway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conway misses with a knee strike.
Conway tries to throw a body punch but Vurris avoids it by throwing Conway back against the cage.
Vurris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Conway misses with a punch to the body.
Conway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vurris.
Conway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vurris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway can't find room to land a body shot as Vurris controls the action.
Conway throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conway.
Conway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Conway presses Vurris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Conway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conway lands with a short shot to the head.
Conway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vurris backwards.
Conway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vurris is defending well for now.
Vurris gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Conway keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Conway!
A very excited looking Jake Conway made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hall (ranked 1657 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 224 p4p, 191 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pinball Wizard. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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46 - 20 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Lacplesis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lacplesis walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lacplesis throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Lacplesis jabs Hall right on the nose. Hall blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Lacplesis feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Lacplesis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Lacplesis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lacplesis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Lacplesis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacplesis is pushing Hall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacplesis.
Lacplesis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis blocking some punches.
Hall jumps guard and drags Lacplesis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lacplesis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lacplesis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lacplesis is looking to stand up but Hall won't let him.
Hall working for a triangle but Lacplesis defends it easily.
Lacplesis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lacplesis wants to stand but Hall has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lacplesis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Lacplesis is going to stand back up.
Lacplesis stands up out of the half guard.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Lacplesis as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Lacplesis tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lacplesis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacplesis.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Lacplesis misses its intended target.
Lacplesis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lacplesis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall defending well as Lacplesis loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hall misses its target.
Lacplesis throws a head kick that misses
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Lacplesis instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacplesis.
Hall tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Lacplesis.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lacplesis lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Lacplesis.
Ralph Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Lacplesis lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Lacplesis.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Lacplesis works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Lacplesis slowing the pace effectively.
Hall lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Lacplesis, against the cage.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Lacplesis throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Lacplesis.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall jumps guard but Lacplesis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with an elbow strike.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Lacplesis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lacplesis walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lacplesis tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ralph Hall's cut is getting worse.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses the jab.
Lacplesis misses with a wild combination.
Lacplesis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall slips a jab from Lacplesis.
Hall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands with a slapping head kick.
Hall defending well as Lacplesis loads up on a big left hand.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lacplesis just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
Hall drags the fight down to the ground.
Lacplesis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacplesis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
Lacplesis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Lacplesis from controlling successfully.
Lacplesis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lacplesis has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
Lacplesis is looking to stand up but Hall won't let him.
Lacplesis stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Lacplesis from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lacplesis closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Ralph Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Humors Lacplesis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lacplesis. That's going to slow Hall down.
Lacplesis wants to clinch.
It looked like Hall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Hall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacplesis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacplesis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacplesis connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall is looking to clinch but Lacplesis is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Lacplesis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall throwing a counter right hand but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall is looking to clinch but Lacplesis is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacplesis lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Lacplesis circles away.
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lacplesis smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hall blocks a head kick by Lacplesis.
It looks like Hall has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall moves out of range as Lacplesis strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to pull guard but Lacplesis won't allow it.
A short left from Lacplesis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lacplesis 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
After the big win, Humors Lacplesis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Doomsday (ranked 953 p4p, 1287 weight class) and Eric Distefano (ranked 117 p4p, 155 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanos Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday darts in and clinches Distefano up against the cage.
Distefano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doomsday displaying some good clinch control by pressing Distefano up against the cage.
Doomsday lands a hook that snaps the head of Distefano backwards.
Distefano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Distefano cracks Doomsday with a nice body shot.
Distefano misses with the head strike.
Doomsday looking to slow down the pace here.
Distefano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doomsday taking a breather.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Distefano misses with a punch on the inside.
Doomsday wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Doomsday on the inside.
Distefano lands a shot to the body.
Distefano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
Doomsday tries to work over Distefano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
A short left from Distefano.
Distefano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doomsday will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Distefano up against the cage.
Doomsday is trying to maintain a safe position but Distefano gets an underhook and turns Doomsday into the cage.
Distefano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doomsday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Distefano fails to land.
Doomsday crunches a lovely knee into Distefano's ribcage.
Distefano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Distefano avoids it.
Distefano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Distefano can't find room to land a body shot as Doomsday controls the action.
Distefano misses with the head strike.
Doomsday stalling in the clinch.
Doomsday lands with a light punch inside.
Distefano throws a head punch that misses.
Doomsday prevents a body shot from Distefano.
Doomsday has a couple of punches blocked by Distefano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to stall.
Distefano tries to throw a body punch but Doomsday avoids it by throwing Distefano back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Distefano blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Distefano misses with a punch to the body.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Doomsday scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Distefano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Distefano fails to land.
Doomsday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doomsday lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doomsday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Distefano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Distefano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doomsday is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Doomsday.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Distefano as Doomsday tries to tie him up.
Doomsday blocks the elbow strike.
Distefano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
Distefano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
The referee calls for Doomsday to work.
Distefano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doomsday misses with the head strike.
Distefano misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Distefano.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Doomsday effectively controlling the action here.
Distefano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
Distefano tries to work over Doomsday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Doomsday.
A short right from Distefano on the inside.
Distefano lands a nice uppercut.
Distefano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Distefano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doomsday lands a nice knee to the body.
Distefano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doomsday avoiding damage.
Distefano scores with a shot to the side of Doomsday's head.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Distefano blocks it.
Distefano lands with a left to the head.
Doomsday has Distefano pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
Distefano throws a head punch that misses.
Distefano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doomsday.
Distefano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Distefano avoiding damage as Doomsday throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Doomsday.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Doomsday.
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Distefano lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Distefano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doomsday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Doomsday has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Doomsday wants to stall.
Distefano is leaning against Doomsday and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Distefano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Distefano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Distefano lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Distefano.
Distefano lands a shot to the body.
Distefano scores with a shoulder strike.
Distefano throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Distefano fails to land.
Distefano cracks Doomsday with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Distefano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Distefano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Doomsday blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Distefano on the inside.
Distefano misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Distefano.
Doomsday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doomsday throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Distefano.
Doomsday has a couple of punches blocked by Distefano.
Nice body punch from Distefano - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Distefano.
Distefano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Distefano.
Distefano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Distefano misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Distefano.
Distefano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Distefano lands with a left to the head.
 Doomsday is rocked!
Distefano lands a shot to the body.
Oh Doomsday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doomsday blocking some punches.
Doomsday seems to have got his legs back now.
Doomsday prevents a body shot from Distefano.
Distefano pushes Doomsday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doomsday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Distefano scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Distefano as the two fighters clinch.
Distefano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Distefano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Distefano scores with a shoulder strike.
Distefano unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Doomsday! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Distefano is unloading with more strikes now! Doomsday drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Distefano!
An out of breath Eric Distefano 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Arriorus Adee (ranked 718 p4p, 515 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 96 p4p, 75 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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34
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee slips a jab from Dreth.
Valen Dreth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dreth. Dreth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adee throws a hook to the side of Dreth's head but Dreth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Dreth 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.
Adee clobbers Dreth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Dreth looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Adee throws a quick counter head kick but Dreth was just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dreth.
Dreth lunges at Adee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adee's hand.
Dreth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dreth misses with a lunging right hand
and Adee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Dreth catches Adee right on the button with a cross.
Adee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dreth.
Adee throwing a counter right hand but Dreth manages to avoid it.
Adee lands a leg kick that knocks Dreth off balance momentarily.
Adee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee slips under a jab.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dreth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dreth.
A swing and a miss from Dreth.
Adee just misses with a punch to the body.
Adee checks a leg kick.
Adee scores with a nice right hand.
Adee scores with a body shot.
Dreth lands a head kick!
Adee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dreth wants to land a leg kick but Adee is out of range.
Adee gets caught napping as Dreth dives in and scores a takedown. Adee manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adee wriggles free and stands up.
Dreth misses with a body kick.
It looked like Adee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dreth gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dreth in particular looking to stall.
Dreth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dreth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dreth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Dreth.
Adee kicks off Dreth and gets to his feet.
Adee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dreth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dreth is on him like a limpet, forcing Adee back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dreth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dreth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adee.
A short right from Dreth.
A left hand lands to the body for Adee.
Dreth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dreth tries to throw a body punch but Adee avoids it by throwing Dreth back against the cage.
Adee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dreth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
Dreth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dreth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dreth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dreth showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee wants to get back to his feet.
Adee is staying active underneath Dreth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dreth throws a strike but Adee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dreth throws a big right hand that misses.
Dreth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dreth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dreth trying to control but Adee is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee wants to stand but Dreth is controlling the position.
Dreth lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valen Dreth will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dreth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dreth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dreth tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dreth feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dreth is looking to advance position but Adee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Adee avoids the attempt from Dreth to control.
Dreth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Adee kicks Dreth off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Adee misses
and Adee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dreth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dreth misses with a hook.
Dreth takes one to the side of the head.
Dreth shoots in but no luck this time.
Dreth misses with a body shot.
Adee throws a head kick but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth misses with a wild body shot.
Dreth gets a double leg takedown into Adee's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dreth wants to control from the top but Adee keeps moving.
Adee is looking to stand up but Dreth isn't so interested in that idea.
Adee keeping moving, preventing Dreth from controlling successfully.
Valen Dreth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dreth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dreth postures up in Adee's guard and throws a big left but Adee blocks it.
Dreth wants to control from the top but Adee keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dreth lands a nice shot that snaps Adee's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dreth avoids the head kick by Adee.
Dreth moves out of range as Adee throws a body kick.
Dreth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dreth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dreth jabs Adee right on the nose. Adee blinks but takes it well.
Valen Dreth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Dreth moves out of range easily.
Adee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Dreth.
Adee lands a body shot.
Adee throws out a leg kick but Dreth moves out of range and Adee only half commits.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dreth thinks about the counter body kick.
Dreth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adee on the side of the head.
Adee takes one on the button.
Dreth is looking to slow Adee down with leg kicks.
Dreth cracks Adee with a good jab.
Dreth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adee pinned against the cage. Adee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dreth misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee scores with a punch to the head.
Dreth just misses with a punch to the body.
Adee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dreth counters with a one-two to the body.
Dreth misses with a body shot.
Adee throws a counter high kick but Dreth was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dreth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dreth fails with a takedown attempt.
Arriorus Adee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Dreth.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adee has Dreth up against the cage in a clinch.
Dreth misses with the head strike.
Dreth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dreth throws a head punch that misses.
Adee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dreth's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dreth throws a jab but it's blocked by Adee.
Dreth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dreth.
Dreth 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.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
Dreth misses the body punch
and Adee counters with a left to the body.
Adee wants to clinch.
Dreth misses with a body shot.
Adee gets caught flat footed, as Dreth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dreth looking to sit in guard and control but Adee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dreth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dreth is pressing down on Adee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adee is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dreth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dreth is trying to control. Adee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adee manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dreth keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dreth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adee misses with some punches.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
Adee stops a takedown attempt from Dreth.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dreth misses with a punch to the body.
Adee tries to work over Dreth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Adee.
Dreth blocks an uppercut.
Dreth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
Dreth lands a nice shot to the body.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dreth moves away.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Dreth moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dreth.
Adee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
A head kick misses from Dreth.
Adee tries to clinch up but Dreth circles away and keeps his distance.
Adee is looking to wear down Dreth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adee connects with the punch.
Dreth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Dreth there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth avoids a kick to the body.
Dreth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Dreth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dreth needs to keep his hands up - Adee had a free shot at his head there.
Adee throws a push kick but Dreth slaps the foot to one side.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Adee checks it.
Dreth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adee swivels and escapes.
Arriorus Adee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Dreth.
Adee throws out a loose jab but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreth looks to land a right hand but Adee moved out of range.
It looked like Adee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Adee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dreth. Dreth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dreth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dreth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee pushes Dreth away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adee.
Adee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee gets a clinch.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adee tries to work over Dreth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dreth manages to break the clinch.
Dreth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adee lands a jab to Dreth's midsection.
Adee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adee throws a head kick but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth with a nice cross.
Jab from Dreth.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dreth.
Dreth connects with a leg kick.
Adee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dreth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adee can pounce on him.
Dreth lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arriorus Adee.
I think Dreth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
A relieved looking Valen Dreth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 263 p4p, 435 weight class) and Agent Smith (ranked 38 p4p, 59 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Morrison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Morrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morrison won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Morrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to keep Morrison in close.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith cracks Morrison with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison controlling the position.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrison lands a nice short elbow.
Smith has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morrison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is staying active underneath Morrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morrison lands a nice short elbow.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pressing down on Morrison's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Morrison there.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morrison's head.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Morrison is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Morrison with a nice head shot there.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrison works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.
Smith is trying to keep Morrison in close.
Morrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Morrison managing to control the position.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Morrison is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Morrison swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice combination there by Morrison.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Smith lands but Morrison takes it in his stride.
Smith misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Morrison checks a leg kick nicely.
Morrison appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Morrison throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrison checks the leg kick.
Smith lands with a straight right. Morrison didn't see that one coming.
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!
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison lands with a right hand.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison moves out of range as Smith strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Morrison misses its target.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Morrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morrison trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Agent Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Smith thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Morrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Morrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
Our winner, Frank Morrison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Agent Smith had this to say: 'Damn'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Get Wet About Don (ranked 161 p4p, 254 weight class) and Hideki Nakamura (ranked 22 p4p, 35 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hideki Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
About Don lands with a right hand.
About Don wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hideki Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
About Don waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from About Don.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Nakamura misses.
About Don connects with a right hand. Nakamura shakes it off.
About Don looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
About Don shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakamura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing About Don's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
About Don just misses with a punch to the body.
About Don misses the jab.
Nakamura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
About Don blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
About Don swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakamura misses with a lunging right hand
and About Don counters with a nice uppercut.
About Don fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nakamura to the ground. About Don is now in Nakamura's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
About Don is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
About Don drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nakamura dives on top into guard.
About Don keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
About Don is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
About Don has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
About Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hideki Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
About Don shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. About Don showed some decent athleticism there.
Nakamura kicks off About Don and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
About Don scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
About Don fails to land the takedown.
About Don getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakamura misses the target.
About Don throwing a counter right hand but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and About Don counters with a straight right hand.
Nakamura misses with a right hand
and About Don counters with a left and a right that stings Nakamura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura scoring well with a low kick there.
Nakamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
About Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a jab. About Don acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakamura looks for the body kick but About Don saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.
No luck for About Don with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura throws a hook but About Don avoids it easily.
Nakamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakamura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakamura tries to land a leg kick but About Don saw it coming and moves away.
Good exchange - Nakamura coming out on top.
About Don is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nakamura's half guard.
About Don seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from About Don.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Get Wet About Don will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakamura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from Nakamura.
Nakamura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nakamura throws a hook but About Don avoids it easily.
About Don with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nakamura makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. About Don really felt that one!
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and About Don counters with a stiff right hand.
About Don misses with a straight left.
Nakamura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
About Don lands a jab.
The fighters circling - About Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
About Don tries for a takedown but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakamura misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Nakamura.
About Don shoots in but Nakamura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
About Don connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakamura's hands.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of About Don's head but About Don sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
About Don throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
About Don throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nakamura.
About Don misses with a looping left.
About Don changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nakamura tries to avoid it but About Don manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nakamura to the ground. Nakamura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nakamura delivers a nice body kick.
Nakamura misses with an attempted mid kick.
About Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nakamura sprawls and moves away.
About Don moves out of range of the body kick.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and About Don moves out of range easily.
About Don blocks the body kick.
Nakamura looks to land a body kick but About Don moved away.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
About Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
About Don jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakamura throws a head kick but About Don moves out of range.
About Don keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
About Don looking to score a takedown here. Nakamura is defending well but About Don drives through and ends up in Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura pulls About Don in close to prevent any damage.
Nakamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
About Don lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don lands a couple of digs.
Get Wet About Don overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura is trying to control the position but About Don postures up.
About Don postures up and lands a big shot to Nakamura's brow.
About Don working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakamura wants to reverse the position here. About Don has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Nakamura is forced to tap! Nakamura looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Get Wet About Don!
Post fight, an emotional Get Wet About Don said 'I am GWad, don of dons.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorgen Kruth (ranked 516 p4p, 874 weight class) and Ricky Greene (ranked 38 p4p, 63 weight class). Kruth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden. Greene has chosen Stepdad- Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorgen Kruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene lands with a shot to the body.
Greene moves out of range as Kruth strikes.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Kruth.
Kruth scores with a takedown into Greene's guard.
Greene working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kruth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kruth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kruth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greene has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kruth has managed to get both his arms back between Greene's legs - danger averted.
Kruth 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.
Greene working a defensive guard here.
Kruth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greene pulls Kruth in close to his closed guard and prevents Kruth from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greene is keeping the position for now.
Greene is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kruth defends well.
Kruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Greene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kruth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Greene looking to control.
Greene being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kruth tries to clinch but Greene moves out of range.
Kruth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Greene is controlling Kruth's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kruth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Greene has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kruth is working away from the top position though.
Greene looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Greene does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kruth slows the pace down in half guard.
Greene has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Greene tries to roll over but Kruth keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene is holding on to half guard well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greene sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greene with the counter takedown but Kruth avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kruth fails with a takedown attempt.
Greene feints the counter takedown.
Kruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greene pinned against the cage. Greene gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greene drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kruth defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorgen Kruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greene is fending him off so far but Kruth persists. Nope, Greene circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruth shoots in for a double leg but Greene sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kruth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greene but Greene pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Greene.
Greene wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruth keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene tries for a kimura but Kruth is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Greene will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Greene as Kruth shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Greene. Beautiful body shot.
Kruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greene pinned against the cage. Greene gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kruth or perhaps it was just good defense by Greene, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorgen Kruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kruth moves to clinch but Greene breaks away
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Greene trying to control but Kruth is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Kruth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Greene is fighting to break Kruth's control of his arms but Kruth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Greene preventing the sweep.
Ricky Greene has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kruth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kruth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Greene controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Greene throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kruth tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Greene is in Kruth's guard.
Greene is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kruth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greene can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greene wants to control from the top but Kruth keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene advances to half guard.
Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greene seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greene wants to work for an arm triangle but Kruth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kruth actively working from the bottom here.
Greene is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greene is keen to just control but Kruth is a slippery customer.
Kruth trying to control but Greene postures up.
Kruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene is keen to just control but Kruth is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kruth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greene circles away.
Kruth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Greene paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruth scores with a nice strike.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greene.
Kruth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Greene to the mat! Greene manages to get full guard.
Greene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kruth defends it easily.
Greene pulls Kruth in to control the position.
Kruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Greene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kruth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kruth escapes and throws Greene's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kruth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kruth just content to control the position.
Kruth is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Greene has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greene is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kruth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Greene is trying to maintain the position but Kruth is very close to passing his half guard.
Greene is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kruth pulls his head out easily.
Greene looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jorgen Kruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruth trying to mount his opponent but Greene defends it.
Kruth is working for a submission of some sort.
Greene looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kruth passes into side control!
Kruth is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Greene has escaped the position, nice work there.
Greene is not content to let Kruth control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greene holding on.
Kruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Greene is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Greene is trying to control Kruth's posture but Kruth avoids it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorgen Kruth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Greene!
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