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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Pawelek (ranked 5227 p4p, 4819 weight class) and Ahmad Syaiful (ranked 547 p4p, 530 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Pawelek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmad Syaiful!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syaiful uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pawelek.
Pawelek moves out of range of the strikes.
Syaiful's coach down at Champion Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Syaiful's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Syaiful gets tackled into the cage by Pawelek. Pawelek maintains the clinch.
Syaiful lands a shoulder strike.
Syaiful is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Syaiful lands a shoulder strike.
Syaiful effectively controlling the action here.
Syaiful throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paweleks head.
Pawelek misses with some punches.
Pawelek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Syaiful's efforts to push away.
Pawelek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Syaiful up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawelek lands with a left to the head.
Pawelek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pawelek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawelek throws a head punch that misses.
Syaiful scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Syaiful.
Syaiful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pawelek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syaiful paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Syaiful avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pawelek takes the fight into the clinch.
Pawelek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pawelek throws a punch but it's blocked by Syaiful.
Syaiful blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Syaiful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Pawelek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pawelek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Syaiful connects with a body shot.
Syaiful swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pawelek appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pawelek lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syaiful missing with a left hand there. Pawelek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Syaiful, as that shot connected.
Pawelek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Syaiful connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syaiful is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pawelek.
Pawelek tries to clinch up but Syaiful circles away and keeps his distance.
Syaiful slips a jab from Pawelek.
Syaiful looks to land a combination but Pawelek avoids it well.
Syaiful swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pawelek.
Jab, jab by Syaiful - just one landing.
Pawelek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Syaiful uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pawelek.
Pawelek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pawelek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pawelek throws a right hand that Syaiful ducks under and follows up with a left that Syaiful also avoids with ease.
Pawelek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pawelek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syaiful paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Syaiful misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pawelek.
Syaiful lands a body shot.
Pawelek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pawelek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Syaiful finds it's target.
Syaiful connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syaiful lands a really nice looking cross but Pawelek seems unphased.
 Pawelek is rocked!
Syaiful cracks Pawelek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Pawelek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pawelek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pawelek gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Syaiful gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pawelek is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmad Syaiful!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kubota (ranked 4624 p4p, 4903 weight class) and Spencer Strasmore (ranked 339 p4p, 350 weight class). Kubota comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet Ballet OST - Barrel. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Kubota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Strasmore!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strasmore avoids the body shot from Kubota.
Strasmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Kubota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Strasmore.
Kubota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strasmore moves into the clinch.
Strasmore misses with the head strike.
Kubota has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strasmore uses from the top position.
Kubota wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kubota's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Strasmore tries to stand but Kubota is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota has his hands on Strasmore's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasmore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strasmore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kubota pulls Strasmore in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasmore takes the fight into the clinch.
Kubota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strasmore backwards.
Kubota pushes Strasmore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Strasmore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kubota blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kubota.
Kubota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strasmore backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kubota just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strasmore's brow.
A short body shot lands from Kubota as the two fighters clinch.
Strasmore struggles to land a body shot inside as Kubota controls his hands.
Strasmore blocks the elbow strike.
Kubota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strasmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kubota.
Kubota throws a looping overhand right but Strasmore ducks down to avoid it.
Kubota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strasmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kubota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strasmore tries to clinch up but Kubota circles away and keeps his distance.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strasmore moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strasmore is looking to clinch but Kubota is avoiding it.
Strasmore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kubota swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kubota looks to score with a jab to the body but Strasmore is just out of range.
Kubota misses with a looping right.
Strasmore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kubota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kubota was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strasmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kubota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strasmore tries to clinch up but Kubota circles away and keeps his distance.
Kubota throws a body shot but no joy.
Strasmore tries to clinch there but Kubota circles away.
Kubota looks to throw the jab but Strasmore is out of range.
Strasmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strasmore blocks a jab.
Strasmore tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Kubota on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spencer Strasmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strasmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Kubota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strasmore slips under a jab from Kubota.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kubota loads up on a big right hand but Strasmore slips the punch.
Strasmore instigates a clinch.
Kubota misses with an elbow strike.
Kubota lands with a right to the head.
Strasmore avoids a wild elbow strike from Kubota.
Strasmore working aggressively here.
Kubota lands with a light punch inside.
Kubota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strasmore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kubota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kubota can't break the clinch.
Kubota lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strasmore backwards.
Strasmore takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Strasmore fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strasmore.
Strasmore misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kubota.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strasmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Kubota successfully pulls guard.
Strasmore wants to stand but Kubota is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kubota looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kubota has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Strasmore wants to stand but Kubota has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kubota has control of Strasmore's left arm, preventing Strasmore from doing any damage.
Further stalling from Kubota.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Kubota's head coaches at DIAMOND UNBREAKABLE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strasmore ducks under a wild hook from Kubota.
Strasmore tries to clinch up.
Kubota tries to bum rush Strasmore with a series of wild strikes but Strasmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strasmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Kubota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strasmore moves into the clinch.
Kubota drags the fight down to the ground.
Kubota wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kubota looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kubota seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kubota tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kubota is working hard here to advance position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strasmore wants to get up but he can't break Kubota's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kubota controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Strasmore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kubota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strasmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strasmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kubota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kubota misses with a wild body shot.
Strasmore tries to clinch up but Kubota circles away and keeps his distance.
Kubota throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strasmore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strasmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kubota throwing a counter right hand but Strasmore manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kubota dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strasmore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kubota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strasmore can do to turn this around?
Strasmore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kubota missing with a left hand there. Strasmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strasmore moves into the clinch.
Kubota pushes Strasmore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kubota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strasmores head.
Strasmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kubota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kubota just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strasmore's brow.
Strasmore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kubota's elbow.
Kubota lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kubota lands a nice uppercut.
Strasmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeshi Kubota has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kubota breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubota misses with a hook.
Kubota bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strasmore's head backwards.
Strasmore clinches with his opponent.
Strasmore working aggressively here.
Kubota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kubota lands with a light punch inside.
Strasmore tries to work over Kubota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota blocking some punches.
Strasmore misses with some punches.
Kubota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kubota scores with a shoulder strike.
Strasmore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kubota is defending well for now.
Kubota working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kubota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strasmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strasmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strasmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kubota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strasmore tries to clinch but Kubota is having none of it.
Strasmore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strasmore working aggressively here.
Kubota blocks an uppercut.
Kubota pulls Strasmore into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strasmore is fighting to break Kubota's control of his arms but Kubota is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Kubota is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota wants to sweep but no luck.
Kubota is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasmore wants to stand and escape but instead Kubota has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Strasmore is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kubota dives into side control.
Kubota content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota is trying to get an arm triangle but Strasmore is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Strasmore's face as Kubota controls the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Strasmore darts in and clinches Kubota up against the cage.
Strasmore tries to throw a body punch but Kubota avoids it by throwing Strasmore back against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kubota.
Strasmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strasmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strasmore.
Kubota lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strasmore.
Kubota digs a right hand into Strasmore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strasmore's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Kubota.
Strasmore is breathing heavily.
Strasmore misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Strasmore fails to land.
Strasmore misses with the head strike.
Kubota misses with an elbow over the top.
Strasmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kubota lands with a left to the head.
Strasmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Kubota.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strasmore.
Strasmore blocks an elbow strike from Kubota.
Strasmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubota digs a right hand underneath Strasmore's ribcage. Strasmore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strasmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Spencer Strasmore has been cut.
Kubota manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kubota managing to control the position.
Takeshi Kubota overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kubota 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.
That's eight 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.
Kubota has Strasmore pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kubota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strasmore manages to avoid it.
Takeshi Kubota is winning the standup battle so far.
Kubota with a jab.
Strasmore tries to clinch but Kubota is having none of it.
A big right from Kubota misses.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. Strasmore saw that one coming.
Strasmore tries to clinch up but Kubota circles away and keeps his distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strasmore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kubota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strasmore.
Strasmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kubota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strasmore.
The fighters circling - Kubota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strasmore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kubota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strasmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strasmore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strasmore pushes Kubota up against the cage in a clinch.
Strasmore tries a body shot but Kubota blocks it.
Strasmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Kubota.
Strasmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strasmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kubota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kubota tries to keep at a distance but Strasmore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kubota lands a hook that snaps the head of Strasmore backwards.
Kubota presses Strasmore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strasmore struggles to land a body shot inside as Kubota controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kubota dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spencer Strasmore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Strasmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strasmore wants to clinch up but Kubota keeps it at a distance.
Kubota is looking to counter punch.
Strasmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Strasmore tries to clinch up
and Kubota counters with a nice uppercut.
Strasmore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strasmore tries to clinch up but Kubota circles away and keeps his distance.
Kubota swats away the attempt to clinch by Strasmore.
Strasmore clinches with his opponent.
Kubota blocks a body shot from Strasmore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Kubota.
A short right from Kubota on the inside.
Kubota cracks Strasmore with a nice body shot.
Strasmore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kubota's elbow.
Strasmore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strasmore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kubota lands a body punch in the clinch.
Strasmore dodges an elbow strike from Kubota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strasmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Strasmore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kubota blocks an uppercut.
Kubota manages to break the clinch.
Kubota misses with an uppercut.
Strasmore is looking to clinch but Kubota is avoiding it.
Kubota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kubota throws a looping overhand right but Strasmore ducks down to avoid it.
Strasmore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strasmore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strasmore walks into a jab.
Strasmore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kubota throws a lazy right hand but Strasmore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Kubota.
Strasmore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Kubota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strasmore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kubota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strasmore wants to clinch.
Kubota is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasmore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kubota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strasmore defending well as Kubota loads up on a big left hand.
Strasmore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strasmore moves in looking to clinch but Kubota pushes him off.
Strasmore is looking to clinch.
Strasmore walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strasmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubota digs a good body shot into Strasmore's ribs.
Strasmore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kubota throws out the jab.
Strasmore blocks a jab.
Strasmore is looking to clinch.
Strasmore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kubota missing with a left hand there. Strasmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strasmore tries to clinch there but Kubota circles away.
Kubota throws a hook but Strasmore avoids it easily.
Kubota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strasmore moves in looking to clinch but Kubota pushes him off.
Kubota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kubota throws out a loose jab but Strasmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strasmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasmore tries to clinch there but Kubota circles away.
Kubota scores with the left hand. Strasmore knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Strasmore.
Kubota misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strasmore! But no joy.
Kubota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strasmore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strasmore wants to clinch up but Kubota keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Kubota wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kubota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strasmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strasmore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kubota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strasmore.
Kubota swats away the attempt to clinch by Strasmore.
Kubota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strasmore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Strasmore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kubota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kubota throws a shot from downtown. Strasmore moves away and avoids it.
Strasmore wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota swats away the attempt to clinch by Strasmore.
Kubota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strasmore.
Strasmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kubota uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kubota throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kubota throws a looping overhand right but Strasmore ducks down to avoid it.
Strasmore tries to clinch up.
Strasmore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strasmore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strasmore is looking to clinch but Kubota is avoiding it.
Kubota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strasmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Kubota circles away.
Kubota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strasmore defending well as Kubota loads up on a big left hand.
Strasmore tries to clinch there but Kubota circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strasmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kubota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kubota lands a jab to Strasmore's midsection.
Kubota keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Kubota misses.
Strasmore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kubota, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strasmore.
Kubota working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kubota lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strasmore backwards.
Strasmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Kubota blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kubota as the two fighters clinch.
Strasmore working aggressively here.
Kubota blocking some punches.
Kubota lands an elbow just above Strasmore 's eye.
Strasmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strasmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kubota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kubota.
Kubota lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strasmore or not.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Kubota scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kubota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kubota lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strasmore at a distance.
Strasmore tries to clinch there but Kubota circles away.
Kubota throws a hook but Strasmore blocks it.
Kubota lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Strasmore.
Strasmore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strasmore ducks under a wild hook from Kubota.
Strasmore is looking to clinch.
Strasmore wants to clinch up but Kubota keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Kubota misses the target.
Kubota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strasmore.
Strasmore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strasmore tries to clinch but Kubota moves away
and Kubota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kubota throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strasmore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strasmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Kubota circles away.
Strasmore closes the distance and pushes Kubota back into the cage.
Kubota lands with a short shot to the head.
Strasmore misses with some punches.
Spencer Strasmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kubota manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Strasmore has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kubota to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Strasmore is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kubota pulls down on the head and he's put Strasmore to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Takeshi Kubota!
During a confident post fight interview, Takeshi Kubota thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale X (ranked 4362 p4p, 5127 weight class) and Onor McGregor (ranked 321 p4p, 357 weight class). Onor McGregor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avon Barksdale X!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Onor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barksdale X smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barksdale X lands with a hook. McGregor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barksdale X has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Barksdale X scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGregor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barksdale X has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but Barksdale X blocks with his arms.
Barksdale X lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barksdale X lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale X fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale X.
Barksdale X prevents McGregor from breaking the clinch.
McGregor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barksdale X blocks it with crossed arms.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Barksdale X has double underhooks.
McGregor takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barksdale X.
Barksdale X lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barksdale X creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barksdale X misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Barksdale X.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale X misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barksdale X can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
Barksdale X misses with a body punch.
Barksdale X lands a shot to the body.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGregor tries to circle away but Barksdale X has him pinned against the cage.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but Barksdale X blocks it.
Nice body punch from Barksdale X.
McGregor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barksdale X blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barksdale X gets through McGregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barksdale X lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGregor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barksdale X has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barksdale X goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGregor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barksdale X.
Barksdale X working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barksdale X throws a head punch that misses.
Barksdale X misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Barksdale X.
Barksdale X working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barksdale X blocks it with crossed arms.
Barksdale X lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barksdale X tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barksdale X avoiding damage as McGregor throws knees to the body.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but Barksdale X blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
A short right from Barksdale X.
A shot in the inside from Barksdale X.
Barksdale X lands with a right to the head.
Barksdale X pushes McGregor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Barksdale X.
Barksdale X lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
 McGregor is rocked!
Barksdale X misses with the head strike.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Barksdale X finish him?
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale X misses with some punches.
McGregor seems to have recovered his senses.
Barksdale X working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGregor pushes off an throws an elbow but Barksdale X leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barksdale X misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale X swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale X is blocking nicely.
Barksdale X lands with a left to the head.
McGregor looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale X is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barksdale X creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale X lands with a short shot to the head.
Barksdale X can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
McGregor jumps guard but Barksdale X stands there with McGregor around his waist. McGregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Barksdale X.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barksdale X.
Barksdale X misses with the head strike.
Barksdale X lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barksdale X creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barksdale X throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
McGregor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale X pushes McGregor against the cage. Barksdale X is working some dirty boxing. Barksdale X pushes off with a quick right hook! McGregor goes down! McGregor tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Barksdale X moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avon Barksdale X!
During a confident post fight interview, Avon Barksdale X thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liban Afalal (ranked 4477 p4p, 4408 weight class) and Erkki Tumminen (ranked 508 p4p, 501 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liban Afalal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erkki Tumminen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumminen tries to keep at a distance but Afalal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tumminen jumps guard but Afalal stands there with Tumminen around his waist. Tumminen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tumminen fails to pull guard.
Afalal gets underhooks to prevent Tumminen's takedown attempt.
Liban Afalal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Tumminen.
Afalal keeps control of Tumminen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tumminen takes a shot to the head.
Afalal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tumminen backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumminen has had enough of the clinch but Afalal keeps him there for the moment.
Tumminen jumps guard but Afalal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tumminen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Afalal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumminen throws a head punch that misses.
Tumminen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Afalal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tumminen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tumminen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Afalal prevents it.
Afalal misses with an elbow strike.
Afalal gets underhooks to prevent Tumminen's takedown attempt.
Tumminen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Afalal fails to land.
We've been hearing reports that Afalal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Afalal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tumminen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Afalal just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afalal pushes Tumminen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Afalal swings wildly with an uppercut but Tumminen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Afalal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Afalal throws a head punch that misses.
Afalal misses with a punch on the inside.
Tumminen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Afalal pushes Tumminen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tumminen looking to stall.
Tumminen missing with knees to the body.
Tumminen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Afalal is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afalal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tumminen.
Tumminen is trying to break the clinch but Afalal is controlling him.
Tumminen working hard to break the clinch.
Tumminen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Afalal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tumminen goes for a takedown attempt but Afalal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Afalal throws a jab when Tumminen was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tumminen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Afalal forces Tumminen back against the cage and clinches.
Tumminen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Afalal throws a head punch that misses.
Afalal misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afalal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Afalal has a couple of punches blocked by Tumminen.
Tumminen can't get the takedown.
Tumminen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tumminen wants to get back to striking at distance but Afalal won't allow it.
Tumminen tries to break free but Afalal pushes him back against the cage.
Tumminen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tumminen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tumminen can't break the clinch.
Tumminen is trying to pull guard but Afalal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tumminen jumps guard but Afalal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tumminen tries to pull guard but Afalal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Afalal misses with a punch on the inside.
Tumminen tries to score a body lock takedown but Afalal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Afalal has a couple of punches blocked by Tumminen.
Afalal lands with a light punch inside.
Tumminen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Afalal uses from the top position.
Afalal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tumminen pulls Afalal in close to his closed guard and prevents Afalal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tumminen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Afalal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Afalal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tumminen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Afalal throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tumminen escapes and throws Afalal's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Afalal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tumminen on the ground.
Tumminen working away.
Afalal tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tumminen tries to keep control of the position but Afalal is staying busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tumminen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Afalal looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tumminen.
Tumminen is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Afalal has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Tumminen has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Afalal taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Tumminen doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Erkki Tumminen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kado Akiyama (ranked 4574 p4p, 4009 weight class) and Race Luguano (ranked 336 p4p, 309 weight class). Race Luguano 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kado Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Race Luguano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama needs to keep his hands up - Luguano had a free shot at his head there.
Akiyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akiyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akiyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akiyama throws a head kick that misses.
Kado Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akiyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akiyama ducks under a wild hook from Luguano.
Luguano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akiyama. Akiyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Luguano ducks under a wild hook from Akiyama.
Akiyama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Race Luguano has been cut.
Luguano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akiyama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luguano's head backwards.
Akiyama lands a big head kick that sends Luguano tumbling to the mat! Akiyama takes a step backwards and waves Luguano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Luguano is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Akiyama tenderised Luguano's leg. Luguano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akiyama throws a sloppy head kick
and Luguano counters by moving into the clinch.
Luguano dodges an elbow strike from Akiyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luguano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akiyama's brow.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luguano blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luguano's brow.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luguano can't get the takedown.
Akiyama looking to stall.
Luguano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akiyama smiles and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akiyama.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luguano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akiyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luguano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Akiyama.
Akiyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Luguano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akiyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Akiyama connects with a body shot that sends Luguano's belly button to the back.
Luguano fails with a takedown attempt.
Kado Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Race Luguano.
Akiyama with a hook.
Akiyama with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luguano moves forwards but Akiyama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akiyama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Akiyama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akiyama connects with a leg kick.
Luguano avoids the body shot from Akiyama.
Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luguano.
Luguano throws a jab when Akiyama was well out of range.
Akiyama feints and then cracks Luguano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luguano down.
Akiyama scores with a jab. Luguano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akiyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Akiyama.
A lazy left from Akiyama finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luguano is still on wobbly legs! Can Akiyama finish him?
That has opened up Race Luguano's cut even more.
Luguano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akiyama misses with a looping right.
Luguano seems to have recovered his senses.
Luguano looks to land a right hand but Akiyama moved out of range.
Akiyama throws out a loose jab but Luguano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luguano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akiyama. Luguano does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luguano! But no joy.
Akiyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luguano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akiyama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Akiyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akiyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luguano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Akiyama.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luguano forces Akiyama back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Akiyama.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Luguano blocks it.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama pushes off an throws an elbow but Luguano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luguano's brow.
Akiyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Akiyama.
Akiyama misses with a straight right.
Akiyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luguano.
Luguano throws a hook but Akiyama blocks it.
Luguano just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAkiyama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luguano. Akiyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Luguano fails with the takedown
and Akiyama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Akiyama tests Luguano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akiyama.
The cut above Race Luguano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luguano tries to clinch but Akiyama is having none of it.
Akiyama lands a glancing blow to the side of Luguano's head.
Luguano misses with a hook. Akiyama ducked under it nicely.
Luguano shoots in for a takedown but Akiyama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akiyama throws a good cross that connects.
Akiyama misses with a looping left.
Akiyama sends Luguano crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Akiyama is motioning to the referee to let Luguano up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Race Luguano's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Luguano misses the shot to the body.
Luguano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akiyama. Akiyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Akiyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luguano's sensitive parts.
Luguano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akiyama.
Luguano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luguano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akiyama. That one must have hurt.
Luguano looks winded!
Akiyama lands a right hook to the body.
Akiyama throws a big shot that misses.
Luguano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akiyama.
Akiyama lands with a straight right. Luguano didn't see that one coming.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luguano under the eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Race Luguano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kado Akiyama!
Our winner, Kado Akiyama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayywuan Henderson (ranked 4085 p4p, 4514 weight class) and Vihtori Tuomaala (ranked 431 p4p, 457 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayywuan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vihtori Tuomaala!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson has managed to clinch.
Tuomaala is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuomaala has his back to the cage.
Tuomaala prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Tuomaala misses with the head strike.
Henderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tuomaala regains guard.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tuomaala can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.
Tuomaala keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Tuomaala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
Tuomaala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Tuomaala keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tuomaala holds on and takes a little breather.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson with a hook.
Tuomaala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson.
Tuomaala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuomaala staying out of range there.
Tuomaala looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a leg kick.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Tuomaala was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Tuomaala looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson throws a low kick but Tuomaala avoids it.
Vihtori Tuomaala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Tuomaala avoids them all with ease.
Tuomaala throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Jayywuan Henderson has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tuomaala throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson wants to slow Tuomaala down by chopping away at his legs.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Tuomaala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Tuomaala.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tuomaala's head.
Tuomaala is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Jayywuan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Tuomaala misses its intended target.
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tuomaala is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuomaala misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tuomaala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tuomaala clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tuomaala manages to stand up with Henderson still on his back. Eventually Henderson drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tuomaala did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
Tuomaala has one foot on Henderson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson jabs Tuomaala right on the nose. Tuomaala blinks but takes it well.
Tuomaala lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Tuomaala takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Henderson is rocked!
That kick from Tuomaala tenderised Henderson's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuomaala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tuomaala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Tuomaala was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tuomaala's guard.
Tuomaala keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henderson throws a strike but Tuomaala rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tuomaala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuomaala keeps trying to improve his position.
Tuomaala trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson striking off his back but it's not causing Tuomaala any problems.
Tuomaala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tuomaala slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tuomaala wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Henderson is looking for a sweep.
Tuomaala stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tuomaala feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Tuomaala flicks out a counter leg kick but Henderson steps away.
Tuomaala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tuomaala - that will leave a mark!
Tuomaala connects with a leg kick.
Tuomaala lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Tuomaala takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Tuomaala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tuomaala with the inside leg kick.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuomaala.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tuomaala feints a counter leg kick.
Tuomaala throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
That kick from Tuomaala tenderised Henderson's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tuomaala connects with an inside leg kick.
Tuomaala misses with a looping left.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Tuomaala counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Tuomaala misses with a head kick.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuomaala. Tuomaala obviously looking to wear him down.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tuomaala lands a front kick.
Tuomaala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tuomaala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henderson.
Jayywuan Henderson's cut is getting worse.
Tuomaala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson throws a body punch but Tuomaala moves out of range.
Tuomaala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Tuomaala avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuomaala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tuomaala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Tuomaala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuomaala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tuomaala lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuomaala thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Tuomaala throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tuomaala lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Tuomaala takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Henderson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Tuomaala.
A head kick misses from Tuomaala.
Tuomaala misses with a body kick.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuomaala misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuomaala. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Tuomaala finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tuomaala throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Tuomaala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuomaala can pounce on him.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tuomaala.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tuomaala throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Tuomaala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuomaala is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Tuomaala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tuomaala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tuomaala checks the leg kick.
Tuomaala throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Tuomaala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tuomaala scores with a kick to the body.
Tuomaala lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Tuomaala takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Henderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuomaala.
Tuomaala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuomaala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuomaala.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vihtori Tuomaala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayywuan Henderson's cut.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tuomaala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vihtori Tuomaala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuomaala throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuomaala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tuomaala walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Tuomaala tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuomaala throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tuomaala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Tuomaala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tuomaala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tuomaala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuomaala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuomaala throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson rushes Tuomaala and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuomaala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson pulls guard successfully.
Tuomaala trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuomaala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vihtori Tuomaala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuomaala prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Tuomaala is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tuomaala.
Tuomaala trying to pass the guard but Henderson defending well.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuomaala on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomaala not doing much here.
Henderson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is not content to let Tuomaala control the position.
Henderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henderson.
Tuomaala pushing down on Henderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tuomaala frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tuomaala takes Henderson's back.
Henderson is trying to defend against the choke here but Tuomaala has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Tuomaala Tightens the hold and Henderson taps out furiously! Tuomaala displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vihtori Tuomaala!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Lewis (ranked 5251 p4p, 3755 weight class) and Christos Papadopolous (ranked 577 p4p, 468 weight class). The key to victory for Bubba Lewis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christos Papadopolous!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopolous gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Papadopolous controls his hands.
Papadopolous keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Papadopolous is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Papadopolous - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Papadopolous ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Papadopolous no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis wanted to stand there but Papadopolous had control of the position.
Papadopolous seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopolous keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Papadopolous's guard.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papadopolous is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Lewis.
Papadopolous fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Papadopolous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Papadopolous feints the counter takedown.
Papadopolous throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Papadopolous tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Bubba Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christos Papadopolous.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Papadopolous defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopolous misses with a takedown
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Papadopolous looks winded!
Lewis lands with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Lewis.
Papadopolous moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopolous misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a nice right hand that sends Papadopolous toppling to the canvas! Papadopolous scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lewis finish him?!
Papadopolous is rocked!
Lewis lands a glancing blow to the side of Papadopolous's head.
Papadopolous is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis misses with a low kick as Papadopolous jumps back.
Lewis fails with the takedown.
Papadopolous seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Papadopolous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Papadopolous tries to clinch
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopolous has his takedown stuffed
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopolous lands a high kick!
Lewis lands with a cross.
Papadopolous misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Papadopolous.
Lewis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lewis has managed to clinch.
Papadopolous has Lewis pushed against the cage.
Papadopolous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Papadopolous avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but Papadopolous has him pressed against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries a body shot but Papadopolous blocks it.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Papadopolous avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Papadopolous dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lewis successfully pulls guard.
Papadopolous with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadopolous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papadopolous controlling from the top position.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papadopolous wanted to stand there but Lewis had control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Papadopolous controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Papadopolous passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lewis looking for a sweep but Papadopolous has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Papadopolous lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Papadopolous has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Papadopolous jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lewis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lewis and Papadopolous has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lewis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Papadopolous wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewis defending against the ground and pound.
Lewis dodges the ground and pound from Papadopolous.
Papadopolous lands some shots froms side control.
Lewis is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Papadopolous is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Papadopolous tries to control but Lewis wriggling away.
Papadopolous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Papadopolous throwing strikes here but Lewis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lewis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Papadopolous throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lewis regains half guard.
Papadopolous is taking a breather. Lewis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Papadopolous escapes and gets back to his feet.
Papadopolous shoots and misses
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christos Papadopolous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopolous shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Papadopolous tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Lewis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Papadopolous wants to clinch
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis lands an overhand right.
We've been informed that Papadopolous has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Papadopolous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Papadopolous shoots in.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lewis wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopolous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewis throws a front kick aimed at Papadopolous's knee but Papadopolous avoids it well.
Papadopolous looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Papadopolous persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopolous moves into the clinch.
Papadopolous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bubba Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christos Papadopolous.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papadopolous is breathing heavily.
Papadopolous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Papadopolous avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopolous controls the action.
Lewis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopolouss head.
Papadopolous breaks the clinch.
Lewis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Papadopolous tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Lewis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Papadopolous.
Lewis cracks Papadopolous with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis cracks Papadopolous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bubba Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lewis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Papadopolous right on the button. Papadopolous goes down! Lewis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lewis gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Lewis!
Bubba Lewis gave a mention to Sakura Style in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Covington (ranked 4341 p4p, 3982 weight class) and Rohan Montgomery (ranked 499 p4p, 469 weight class). Rohan Montgomery has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ashley Covington's chin.
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Basic striking
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ashley Covington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rohan Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Covington loads up on a big right hand but Montgomery slips the punch.
Covington throws a poor cross that misses
and Montgomery counters with a two punch combo.
Covington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Montgomery napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Covington throws an elbow but Montgomery slips to the side and avoids it well.
Montgomery regains half guard there - taking advantage of Covington's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Covington lands strikes from half guard.
Covington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Covington trying to control from half guard but Montgomery is working away.
Covington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery blocking the ground and pound attempt from Covington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery is trying to stand up here but Covington is controlling him well.
Montgomery is not content to let Covington control the position.
Montgomery tries to get to full guard but Covington has control of the leg.
Covington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Covington wants to control but Montgomery is keeping him busy.
Covington 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.
Montgomery pushes Covington off looking to stand but Covington dives back in and keeps control.
Montgomery is not content to let Covington control the position.
Covington controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ground and pound from Covington.
Montgomery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Covington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Montgomery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Covington is working away from the top position though.
Covington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montgomery desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Covington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montgomery pinned against the cage. Montgomery gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Montgomery moves into the clinch.
Covington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Covington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery blocks an elbow strike from Covington.
A head punch on the inside from Covington fails to land.
Montgomery blocks an elbow strike.
Covington has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Montgomery after a bit of a struggle.
Montgomery has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Covington uses from the top position.
Covington landing some decent shots from guard.
Covington throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery blocks nicely.
Covington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montgomery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Covington with a nice head shot there.
Montgomery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Covington.
Covington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Covington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Covington trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
Montgomery utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Covington stops Montgomery from standing up.
Montgomery utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Covington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Covington with a nice head shot there.
Montgomery has momentary wrist control but Covington slips an elbow through the middle.
Covington landing with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montgomery can do anything to dispel that myth.
Covington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Covington trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Covington lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Covington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Covington wants to control from the top but Montgomery keeps moving.
Covington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Montgomery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Covington distracts Montgomery with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Covington working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Covington lands a couple of digs.
Covington landing with the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Covington wants to pass the guard but Montgomery is keeping the position.
Montgomery keeping moving, preventing Covington from controlling successfully.
Covington postures up and lands a big shot to Montgomery's brow.
Covington trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montgomery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Covington wants to control from the top but Montgomery keeps moving.
Covington throws a big right hand that misses.
Montgomery utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Covington trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Covington is working Montgomery over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Montgomery wants to sweep here but Covington controlling him for the moment.
Covington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Covington trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Covington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Covington chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Covington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Covington trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Montgomery stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Covington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Covington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montgomery moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montgomery changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Covington doesn't manage to clinch there - Montgomery circles away.
Covington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montgomery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montgomery fails with the takedown
and Covington counters by clinching up.
Covington prevents the takedown attempt.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Covington turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Covington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery avoids the elbow strike from Covington, against the cage.
Montgomery breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Covington as Montgomery shoots in.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Covington.
Montgomery tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Montgomery shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Covington tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montgomery fails with the takedown.
Montgomery fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Covington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a takedown attempt - Covington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Montgomery shoots in for a double leg but Covington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Montgomery looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Covington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montgomery shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Covington pinned against the cage. Covington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Covington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Covington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Montgomery tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Covington lands a big shot there that rocks Montgomery but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Covington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Covington lands a couple of good shots and Montgomery has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Montgomery is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Covington is punishing Montgomery with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Covington is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Montgomery. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Covington tightening his grip on Montgomery, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Montgomery hold on?!
Covington is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Montgomery. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Covington punishes Montgomery with strikes from the back mount.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Covington. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Montgomery covers up after that shot from Covington.
Covington looking for the RNC.
Covington is working the ground and pound. Can Montgomery escape?
Covington scores with punches to the body.
Montgomery is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Covington is looking to control Montgomery but Montgomery is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covington punishes Montgomery with strikes from the back mount.
Can Montgomery hold on?! Covington is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Montgomery is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Covington trying to control.
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!
Montgomery trying to control the hands but Covington won't let him.
Will Covington go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Montgomery tries to break free.
Covington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery wants to control his opponent's hands but Covington gets his hands free.
Covington lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Montgomery staying busy and making it hard for Covington to control.
Montgomery is trapped and Covington is scoring with shots to the head and body.
A lull in the action here.
Covington lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Covington.
Covington gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Covington scores with punches to the body.
Ashley Covington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Covington loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Montgomery hold on?
Covington scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Montgomery is looking for a way out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington lands punches and elbows.
Covington wants to control but Montgomery is keeping busy.
Montgomery covers up after that shot from Covington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Covington is working the ground and pound. Can Montgomery escape?
Covington lands punches and elbows.
Montgomery is taking damage to the body and head.
Covington is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Montgomery. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Montgomery is rocked!
Covington cracks Montgomery with a big right hand from the back mount! Montgomery immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Covington takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashley Covington!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Chocolate (ranked 5186 p4p, 2817 weight class) and Kingsley Igwe (ranked 490 p4p, 317 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kid Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingsley Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Kingsley Igwe has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Igwe misses the target.
Igwe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chocolate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Kid Chocolate has been cut.
Igwe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kingsley Igwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Chocolate.
Chocolate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Chocolate misses its intended target.
Chocolate ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
Chocolate misses with a looping right.
Igwe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igwe connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chocolate.
Igwe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Igwe misses with a wild body shot.
Chocolate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chocolate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Igwe throws out the jab.
Chocolate dips to his left and cracks Igwe with an uppercut!
Chocolate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Chocolate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Igwe.
Igwe throws a shot from downtown. Chocolate moves away and avoids it.
Chocolate lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe throws a lazy right hand but Chocolate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Igwe drives through and clinches with Chocolate against the cage.
Chocolate working aggressively here.
Igwe just leaning against Chocolate, taking a breather.
Igwe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Igwe blocks an uppercut.
Igwe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Igwe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chocolate working hard to break the clinch.
Chocolate is trying to force a seperation but Igwe has the dominant position.
Chocolate misses with the head strike.
Chocolate letting Igwe take a breather here.
Chocolate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Igwe lands a body shot.
Igwe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Igwe.
Igwe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chocolate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chocolate is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe is working Chocolate over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Igwe.
Igwe presses Chocolate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Igwe.
A left hand lands to the body for Igwe.
Igwe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Igwe.
Igwe is leaning against Chocolate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Igwe stalling against the cage.
Igwe digs a right hand into Chocolate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chocolate's gas tank.
Igwe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Igwe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Igwe.
Chocolate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Igwe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Igwe lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igwe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chocolate.
A bit of stalling here from Igwe.
A body shot lands from Igwe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Igwe.
Chocolate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Igwe lands with a right to the head.
Igwe lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Igwe.
Igwe works on Chocolate's body with a couple of short punches.
Igwe avoiding damage.
Chocolate wants to get back to striking at distance but Igwe won't allow it.
Igwe is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Igwe.
Igwe presses Chocolate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igwe pushes Chocolate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Igwe lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igwe avoiding damage.
Igwe lands with a right to the head.
Igwe is struggling to control the position.
Igwe taking a breather.
Igwe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Igwe slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingsley Igwe.
Igwe clinches.
A short right from Igwe.
Igwe is working Chocolate over against the cage.
Chocolate being controlled against the cage.
Igwe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Igwe.
Igwe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Igwe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Igwe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kid Chocolate's cut is getting worse.
Igwe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Igwe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Igwe can't find room to land a body shot as Chocolate controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Igwe.
Igwe lands with a light punch inside.
Chocolate is rocked!
Chocolate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Chocolate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Igwe.
Chocolate seems to have got his legs back now.
Igwe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Igwe is stalling here.
Igwe is stalling here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Igwe.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingsley Igwe.
Igwe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Igwe throws a hook to the side of Chocolate's head but Chocolate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igwe misses with a straight left.
Igwe moves out of range as Chocolate strikes.
Igwe throws a shot to the body.
Igwe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Igwe scores with a shot to the body.
Chocolate switches off momentarily and Igwe cracks him with a monster right hand! Chocolate topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Igwe dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Igwe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kingsley Igwe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Von Kaiser (ranked 2477 p4p, 4337 weight class) and Giacomo Casanova (ranked 294 p4p, 417 weight class). Kaiser comes into the arena with Punch Out Theme blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Von Kaiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giacomo Casanova!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiser looks to throw the jab but Casanova is out of range.
Casanova swinging wildly here.
Kaiser throws the left hand but Casanova avoids the punch easily.
Casanova stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaiser loads up on a big right hand but Casanova slips the punch.
Kaiser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaiser misses with a body shot.
Casanova unleashes a big counter combination but Kaiser bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kaiser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaiser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casanova manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Casanova on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Kaiser misses its intended target.
Casanova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Kaiser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casanova throws an overhand right that lands on Kaiser's shoulder, as Kaiser tries to avoid the shot.
Kaiser is looking to counter punch.
Casanova has his takedown stuffed
and Kaiser counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casanova misses with a double jab
and Kaiser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casanova shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaiser defends it nicely.
Casanova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaiser.
Casanova tries to clinch but Kaiser moves out of range.
Kaiser throws a body punch but Casanova moves out of range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kaiser and Casanova goes tumbling to the canvas! Kaiser follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Casanova is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaiser wants to work for an arm triangle but Casanova is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Casanova is still in real trouble! Can Kaiser finish him?
Kaiser uses his free foot to push down on Casanova's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Casanova.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Casanova can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaiser loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Casanova scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kaiser land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kaiser stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Kaiser!
Von Kaiser decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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