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DMMA 262 The Real Deal PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Altena (ranked 2144 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Oliver Francis (ranked 266 p4p, 324 weight class). Altena's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Grontapu by Double Rock. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Altena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Francis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Oliver Francis has been cut.
Francis thuds his shin into the meat of Altena's side.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Altena misses with an uppercut. Francis saw that one coming.
Francis lands a nice shot that snaps Altena's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Altena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Altena moves away and avoids it.
Altena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Altena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Altena jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis blocks a head kick by Altena.
And Francis responds with a good body kick, but Altena manages to step out the way in time.
Altena moves into the clinch.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Altena.
Francis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altena backwards.
Altena misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Altena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altena misses with a knee to the head.
Francis tries to work over Altena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Altena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Altena digs a right hand into Francis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francis's gas tank.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Altena misses with the head strike.
Francis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Altena backwards.
Francis lands with a left to the head.
Altena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Altena looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Francis works on Altena's body with a couple of short punches.
Altena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Altena tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Altena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Altena is breathing heavily.
Altena lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Altena - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Francis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Altena tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Altena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Altena takes a shot to the head.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Altena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis tries a body shot but Altena blocks it.
Altena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altena looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Altena pushes Francis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis lands a hook that snaps the head of Altena backwards.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Altena fails to land.
Altena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Altena's head.
Francis tries a body shot but Altena blocks it.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
Good body shot from Francis.
Francis blocks a body shot from Altena.
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Altena lands a right hand.
Francis digs a right hand underneath Altena's ribcage. Altena let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Altena walks into a straight right hand from Francis.
Altena wants to clinch up but Francis keeps it at a distance.
Altena closes the distance and pushes Francis back into the cage.
Francis taking a breather.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Altena controls the action.
Altena tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Francis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Altena tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Altena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Altena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Altena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altena lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Francis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francis lands a right hand.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Altenas head.
Francis blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Francis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Francis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Francis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Francis jabs Altena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Altena darts in trying to clinch
and Francis counters with a nice right hand that sends Altena toppling to the canvas! Altena scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Francis finish him?!
 Altena is rocked!
Francis lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Francis!
Oliver Francis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent McGuire (ranked 3526 p4p, 2121 weight class) and Celestyn Kluz (ranked 396 p4p, 245 weight class). McGuire comes into the arena with Beartooth - You Never Know blaring out of the sound system. Kluz has chosen Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love as his entrance music. Celestyn Kluz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vincent McGuire's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Celestyn Kluz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire throws a hook but Kluz blocks it.
Kluz has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGuire.
It looks like Celestyn Kluz has been cut.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Kluz thumps McGuire with a low kick.
Kluz moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kluz.
McGuire takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Kluz.
A short right from Kluz.
A short right from Kluz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kluz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Kluz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kluz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McGuire's guard.
Kluz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McGuire could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kluz has cracked it and McGuire is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kluz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Celestyn Kluz!
In defeat, Vincent McGuire stepped up to the mic, saying 'Gi'mmie my Money! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 1839 p4p, 1296 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 131 p4p, 93 weight class). Petit has chosen Dirty Beaches - Lord Knows Best as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petit moves out of range of the strikes.
Petit tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Petit walks into a left hand.
Petit clinches.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at DF Fitnesscentrum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petit tries a head kick but it misses.
Petit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee thuds a left hand into Petit's body.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petit moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petit misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Petit.
Petit moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee moves away from the strike by Petit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee jabs Petit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petit throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zombie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petit in his tracks.
Petit throws a head kick that misses.
Lee misses with a hook. Petit ducked under it nicely.
Petit scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Petit's shoulder, as Petit tries to avoid the shot.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Petit is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee scores with a body shot.
Petit avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Petit moves out of range.
Lee connects with a right hand. Petit shakes it off.
Lee throws a series of punches but Petit moves out of range.
Lee connects with a right hand. Petit shakes it off.
Petit is looking to clinch.
Petit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petit defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee backing away here, and Petit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee throws a hook but Petit avoids it easily.
Petit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Petit.
Petit misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Petit has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee has Petit pushed against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Petit misses with a body shot.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petit scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petit tries to clinch up.
Petit takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee misses the body punch
and Petit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petit closes the distance and clinches.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petit tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Petit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Petit lands a left hand.
Petit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petit.
Petit lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petit has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
A knee to the head by Petit.
A short body shot lands from Petit as the two fighters clinch.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zombie Lee will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee 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.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Petit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee looks to land a combination. Petit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Petit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Petit's head.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petit under the eye.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a series of punches but Petit avoids them all with ease.
Petit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petit tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Petit lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee cracks Petit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee cracks Petit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petit. That's going to slow Lee down.
Petit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petit throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee throws a body punch but Petit moves out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
A little jabbing left from Petit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petit instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Petit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Petit digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petit takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Petit won't allow it.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petit can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Petit.
Petit tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee misses with some punches.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Petit backwards.
Lee is looking to control Petit's arms but Petit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Petit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Petit trying to land knees to the body.
Petit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Petit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petit misses with the head strike.
Lee blocks a body shot from Petit.
Lee blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petit's elbow.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Petit throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Petit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Luc Petit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petit doesn't seem phased though.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Petit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Petit.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Petit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petit drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petit tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Petit staying out of range there.
Petit scores with a jab to the body.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petit walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petit takes one to the chin there.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Petit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Petit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petit lands a shot to the body.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petit tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petit swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Petit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Petit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Petit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Petit looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Petit back against the cage.
Petit misses with a punch to the body.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petit up against the cage.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petit up against the cage.
Petit takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Petit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Petit fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Petit.
Petit lands a knee to the head.
Petit tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Petit.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Petit swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
Petit prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Petit fails to land.
Petit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee stalling the fight.
Lee prevents a body shot from Petit.
Petit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Petit.
Lee prevents a body shot from Petit.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee trying to stall but Petit improves his position.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit misses with some punches.
Petit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Petit misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Petit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent Smith (ranked 943 p4p, 1103 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 131 p4p, 153 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Misawa counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Misawa.
Misawa lands a slapping body shot.
Misawa throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Misawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Misawa taking a breather.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Misawa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Mitsu Misawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misawa darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
Misawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Smith working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Misawa controls his hands.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Misawa digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Misawa blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Misawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Misawa lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Misawa scores with a hook to the body.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Misawa lands a body punch.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Misawa lands a nice uppercut.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Misawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Misawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
Misawa lands with a right to the head.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Misawa throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Misawa takes a shot to the head.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Misawa.
Misawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Misawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Misawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Agent Smith has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa takes a shot to the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith misses with some punches.
Misawa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Misawa.
Misawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Misawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith digs a right hand into Misawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Misawa's gas tank.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Misawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Misawa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Agent Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Misawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Misawa blocks it.
Misawa managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mitsu Misawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
Come on Misawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Misawa avoids the damage to the body.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
Misawa gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Misawa has the dominant position.
Misawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
Misawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Good body shot from Misawa.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Misawa pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misawa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Misawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Misawa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A short left from Misawa.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Misawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Misawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Misawa is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Misawa has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misawa.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Misawa managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Misawa tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Misawa lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith cracks Misawa with a nice body shot.
Misawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Misawa blocks with his arms.
Misawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith working aggressively here.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Misawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa lands a shot to the body.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Misawa as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Misawa blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Misawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith presses Misawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Misawa gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Misawa lands a right hand.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Misawa is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right handed body shot lands from Misawa.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Agent Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Misawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Misawa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Misawa controls the action.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Smith.
Misawa blocking some punches.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
Smith digs a right hand into Misawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Misawa's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Misawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Misawa being controlled against the cage.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Misawa blocks it.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Smith presses Misawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith pushes Misawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Misawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misawa avoids it.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
Agent Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Smith is working Misawa over against the cage.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Misawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Misawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith working Misawa over with knees to the body.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Misawa controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Misawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Misawa.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Misawa is blocking nicely.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Smith misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitsu Misawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is working Misawa over against the cage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Misawa controls his hands.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith working aggressively here.
Misawa blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agent Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Misawa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsu Misawa!
Mitsu Misawa made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview.
Agent Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Pervitin (ranked 1112 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Vinicius Kicklighter (ranked 142 p4p, 143 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vinicius Kicklighter!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicklighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kicklighter 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.
Kicklighter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pervitin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A good leg kick by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter thuds a left hand into Pervitin's body.
Pervitin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pervitin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kicklighter jabs Pervitin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kicklighter misses with a low kick.
Kicklighter ducks under a wild hook from Pervitin.
Pervitin swings for the body but Kicklighter moves out of range.
Kicklighter scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pervitin moves out of range of the strikes.
Pervitin throws a lazy head kick
and Kicklighter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pervitin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pervitin shoots and misses
and Kicklighter counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pervitin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kicklighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Pervitin is just out of range.
Kicklighter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pervitin's sensitive parts.
Pervitin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kicklighter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pervitin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Pervitin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pervitin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kicklighter is looking to slow Pervitin down with leg kicks.
Pervitin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kicklighter to counter with a crisp jab.
Pervitin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kicklighter throws a shot from downtown. Pervitin moves away and avoids it.
Pervitin lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Kicklighter catches Pervitin right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pervitin dives in for a single leg takedown but Kicklighter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kicklighter feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pervitin lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter scores with a shoulder strike.
Kicklighter blocks a body shot from Pervitin.
Kicklighter scores with a shot to the side of Pervitin's head.
Pervitin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pervitin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pervitin has had enough of the clinch but Kicklighter keeps him there for the moment.
Pervitin breaks from the clinch.
Pervitin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kicklighter needs to keep his hands up - Pervitin had a free shot at his head there.
Mr Pervitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervitin swinging wildly here.
And Kicklighter responds with a good body kick, but Pervitin manages to step out the way in time.
Kicklighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pervitin manages to avoid it.
Kicklighter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pervitin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kicklighter is just out of range.
Kicklighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pervitin throws out the jab.
Kicklighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Pervitin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin throws the kick towards the body but Kicklighter avoids it.
Pervitin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kicklighter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kicklighter moves out of range as Pervitin strikes.
Pervitin scores with a nice body kick.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pervitin swinging wildly here.
Pervitin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter scores with a nice right hand.
Kicklighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kicklighter tries to sprawl but Pervitin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Pervitin wants to take a breather but Kicklighter is having none of it.
Kicklighter trying to hold on to Pervitin's head to control him but Pervitin postures up.
Pervitin thows a huge punch but Kicklighter dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kicklighter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pervitin is keen to just control but Kicklighter is a slippery customer.
Pervitin is looking for a kimura but Kicklighter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pervitin to get the leverage.
Pervitin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kicklighter is doing well to control the position and prevent Pervitin from advancing to side control.
Kicklighter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pervitin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinicius Kicklighter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kicklighter blocks a low kick nicely.
Kicklighter tries a head kick but it misses.
Pervitin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice leg kick from Kicklighter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kicklighter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kicklighter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pervitin.
Kicklighter looks to land a left hand but Pervitin moved out of range nicely.
Pervitin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pervitin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pervitin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kicklighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pervitin somewhat.
Kicklighter misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pervitin swings widly with a right hand
and Kicklighter counters with a nice uppercut.
Pervitin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kicklighter is trying to defend but Pervitin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pervitin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kicklighter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pervitin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kicklighter keeps working.
Pervitin moves nicely into side control.
Pervitin staying calm.
Pervitin tries to score with some ground and pound. Kicklighter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pervitin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pervitin trying to control the position but Kicklighter is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter being controlled for a moment.
Kicklighter is trying to get back to half guard.
Pervitin working the strikes but Kicklighter uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pervitin is keen to just control but Kicklighter is a slippery customer.
Pervitin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kicklighter is staying active underneath Pervitin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pervitin stalling away here and it's allowed Kicklighter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pervitin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pervitin landing with the ground and pound.
Pervitin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kicklighter trying to control the position.
Pervitin controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pervitin throws a body punch but Kicklighter moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Kicklighter.
Kicklighter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pervitin. Pervitin obviously looking to wear him down.
Kicklighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pervitin manages to avoid it.
Good work by Kicklighter as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Pervitin.
Pervitin lands a right hook to the body.
Pervitin misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pervitin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pervitin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pervitin misses with a shot to the body
and Kicklighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pervitin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Pervitin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kicklighter avoids the head kick by Pervitin.
Pervitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pervitin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kicklighter throws a good cross that connects.
Kicklighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pervitin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Pervitin lands a jab to the head.
Pervitin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kicklighter lands a leg kick that knocks Pervitin off balance momentarily.
Pervitin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kicklighter.
Kicklighter looks to throw the jab but Pervitin is out of range.
Pervitin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicklighter slips under a jab.
Kicklighter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kicklighter blocks a head kick by Pervitin.
Kicklighter moves out of range of the leg kick from Pervitin.
Pervitin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kicklighter tries to avoid it but Pervitin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kicklighter to the ground. Kicklighter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter throws a push kick but Pervitin slaps the foot to one side.
Pervitin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter loads up on a big right hand but Pervitin slips the punch.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kicklighter defending well as Pervitin loads up on a big left hand.
Kicklighter blocks the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pervitin, as that shot connected.
Pervitin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pervitin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Kicklighter does no damage.
Vinicius Kicklighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kicklighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Pervitin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pervitin lands a jab to the head.
Pervitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pervitin throws a leg kick but Kicklighter checks it.
Pervitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kicklighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Pervitin.
Kicklighter throws out a counter right but Pervitin avoids it with no problem.
Pervitin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pervitin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kicklighter counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pervitin misses the jab.
Kicklighter moves out of range of the body kick from Pervitin.
Kicklighter throws out a counter right but Pervitin avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pervitin.
Pervitin connects with a nice looking jab.
Kicklighter connects with an inside leg kick.
Pervitin swings widly with a right hand
and Kicklighter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pervitin throws a low kick but Kicklighter avoids it.
Pervitin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kicklighter throws a lazy uppercut
and Pervitin counters with a nice uppercut.
Pervitin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kicklighter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kicklighter throws the left hand but Pervitin avoids the punch easily.
Kicklighter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kicklighter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pervitin.
Pervitin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pervitin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pervitin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pervitin wants to control from the top but Kicklighter keeps moving.
Pervitin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter is trying to keep Pervitin in close.
Kicklighter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pervitin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kicklighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pervitin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kicklighter has Pervitin pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pervitin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kicklighter counters with a nice uppercut.
Kicklighter misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Pervitin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pervitin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Pervitin!
A victorious Mr Pervitin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 1506 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 110 p4p, 120 weight class). Tzeng has chosen Mantra Chant as his entrance music. Shu Fang Tzeng 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shu Fang Tzeng!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzeng tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cruz defends well and Tzeng ends up having to push Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cruz feinted with a counter takedown.
Cruz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tzeng tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cruz is in Tzeng's guard.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tzeng looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tzeng keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Tzeng looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Tzeng is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Tzeng keeps moving.
Tzeng is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Tzeng is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tzeng has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Tzeng's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz content to stall in guard here.
We've been hearing good reports from Cruz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tzeng is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cruz seems to have locked his on tight now - Tzeng screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cruz, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Darian Cruz!
After winning the bout, Darian Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjallis Kalske (ranked 289 p4p, 515 weight class) and Kwawi Mumba (ranked 45 p4p, 86 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske misses with a double jab.
Kalske throws a series of strikes that have Mumba backpedaling.
Mumba looks to throw the jab but Kalske is out of range.
Kalske misses with an uppercut
and Kalske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Hjallis Kalske has been cut.
Kalske moves in looking to clinch but Mumba pushes him off.
Mumba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalske throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalske looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kalske forces his way into half guard.
Kalske wants to take a breather but Mumba is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mumba actively working from the bottom here.
Mumba looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba trying to hold on to Kalske's head to control him but Kalske postures up.
Nice strikes from Kalske there.
Kalske trying to control the pace.
Mumba felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mumba has a hand on Kalske's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kalske takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mumba wants to hold on but Kalske pushes him away.
Mumba is looking to improve his position but Kalske isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mumba hang on?
Kalske 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.
Kalske raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kalske unloading with bombs!
Mumba holds on to Kalske as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Kalske can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mumba is looking to escape.
Kalske breaks from Mumba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kalske with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumba is trying to escape the mount.
Kalske avoids the attempt from Mumba to control.
Kalske postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mumba looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske landing strikes from the mount.
Mumba tries to hold on but Kalske pushes him away.
Mumba is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kalske is staying active.
Kalske lands a big shot there that rocks Mumba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kalske landing punches.
Kalske landing strikes from the mount and Mumba is in trouble!
Mumba is looking to improve his position but Kalske isn't that keen on the idea.
Kalske raining down shots from the mount!
Kalske lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mumba hang on?
Mumba wants to control but Kalske is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumba wants to control but Kalske is keeping busy.
Kalske takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Kalske.
Mumba taking some punishment here, with Kalske in his half guard.
Mumba actively working from the bottom here.
Kalske slips a nice elbow through Mumba's hands, connecting with Mumba's forehead.
Kalske working Mumba over with strikes.
Mumba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mumba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjallis Kalske dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hjallis Kalske's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kalske ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.
Kalske walks into a jab.
Kalske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mumba's sensitive parts.
Kalske with a nice calf kick.
Mumba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalske.
A low kick lands for Kalske.
Kalske fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalske throws a leg kick but Mumba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hjallis Kalske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mumba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalske misses with a low kick.
Kalske misses with a straight right.
Mumba tries to keep at a distance but Kalske has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalske works on Mumba's body with a couple of short punches.
Kalske throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumba.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Kalske forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mumba is trying to pull guard but Kalske has him pressed against the cage.
Kalske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mumba fails to pull guard.
Hjallis Kalske has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwawi Mumba.
Kalske throws a head punch that misses.
Mumba is trying to pull guard but Kalske turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mumba pulls guard effortlessly.
Kalske sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mumba's guard.
Mumba wants to control but Kalske is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mumba tries to roll over but Kalske keeps him under control.
Kalske content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba is looking to improve his position.
Kalske lands strikes from half guard.
Mumba trying to control from the bottom.
Mumba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mumba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kalske scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kalske trying to control the action but Mumba is working from the bottom.
Mumba is looking to control Kalske's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mumba avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mumba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalske scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mumba is looking to control Kalske's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mumba avoid being mounted?
Mumba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalske lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mumba is refusing to be controlled, as Kalske sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kalske manages to pass to mount!
Mumba regains half guard.
Kalske scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kalske moves nicely into side control.
Kalske lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mumba wants to control but Kalske postures up.
Kalske landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kalske scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mumba to see if he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hjallis Kalske dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hjallis Kalske's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Mumba.
A little feinted left hand from Kalske on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kalske is looking to clinch.
Kalske throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mumba throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalske.
Kalske half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kalske throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kalske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kalske throws a right hand that Mumba ducks under and follows up with a left that Mumba also avoids with ease.
Kalske slips a straight right by Mumba.
It looked like Kalske wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kalske scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalske looks to land a left hand but Mumba moved out of range nicely.
Mumba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kalske swings for the body but Mumba moves out of range.
Kalske avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalske throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mumba's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalske.
Kalske blocks a jab.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mumba throws out a counter right but Kalske avoids it with no problem.
Kalske staying out of range there.
Kalske misses with a left hand
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalske misses with a lunging right hand
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumba gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kalske to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kalske working some strikes from top position.
Kalske trying to control the position from guard on top but Mumba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mumba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kalske passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba struggling a bit here.
Kalske cracks Mumba with a big right hand but Mumba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mumba can't do much from the bottom here.
Kalske landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mumba is looking to regain half guard here but Kalske keeps moving and retains side control.
Mumba can't do much from the bottom here.
Mumba is not content to let Kalske control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mumba struggling a bit here.
Mumba is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kalske's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mumba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mumba is refusing to be controlled, as Kalske sits in half guard.
Mumba wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mumba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalske is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kalske lands a nice short elbow.
Kalske is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mumba can do to turn this around?
Kalske has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mumba is in a horrible position here. Kalske smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kalske lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mumba hang on?
Kalske scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kwawi Mumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalske with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjallis Kalske showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalske has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjallis Kalske!
An out of breath Hjallis Kalske thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdo Calamari (ranked 37 p4p, 158 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 3 p4p, 24 weight class). Calamari comes to the cage accompanied by Bellini - Samba Do Brasil. Morrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Morrison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Valdo Calamari's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari tries to counter with a takedown but Morrison is quick to defend against it.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Morrison.
A little feinted left hand from Calamari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari thuds a left hand into Morrison's body.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Calamari changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calamari thinking.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Morrison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari lands with a right hand.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Morrison works Calamari's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison slips a straight right by Calamari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calamari in his tracks.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Calamari misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Morrison misses with a takedown
and Calamari counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Morrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to remain calm as Calamari controls from the top position.
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Calamari working away.
A lull in the action here as Calamari stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari trying to control the position but Morrison is working away.
Morrison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Calamari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Morrison is holding Calamari down, trying to stall.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morrison is letting Calamari control him for a moment.
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Calamari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Calamari controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calamari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison scores with a hook.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Morrison misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari looking to score a takedown here. Morrison is defending well but Calamari drives through and ends up in Morrison's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Calamari slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to improve his position but instead Calamari has moved into half guard.
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari controlling the action here.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calamari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Calamari slows the pace down in half guard.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Calamari has control of the leg.
Calamari not doing much here.
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a combination
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Calamari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Calamari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a two punch combo.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Calamari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Calamari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calamari wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Calamari misses.
A jab lands there for Morrison.
Calamari looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morrison!
Calamari happy to just control the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Calamari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari takes one to the chin there.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison with the counter takedown but Calamari avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
It looked like Calamari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrison.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morrison seems keen to control Calamari's posture.
Calamari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morrison pulls Calamari in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Calamari preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in but Calamari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calamari tries to counter by clinching up but Morrison breaks away and moves out of range.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari misses the jab.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari misses the jab.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calamari takes one to the chin there.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Calamari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Calamari catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison slips a straight right by Calamari.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Calamari feinted with a counter takedown.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Calamari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calamari counters with a right hand to the body.
Calamari throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Calamari slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calamari as he avoids it easily.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calamari misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari attempts a counter takedown but Morrison avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Frank Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the body from Calamari misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
A jab from Morrison misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Calamari's head back.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Calamari scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Morrison finds it's way through Calamari's defenses.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison darts in looking for a takedown but Calamari gets double underhooks and turns Morrison into the cage.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Calamari sprawls well. He's pushed Morrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Calamari lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Morrison takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
Calamari stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Morrison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Calamari defends it well.
Morrison throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Morrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Calamari manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison's best efforts.
Calamari wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Calamari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison throws a strike but Calamari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calamari wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Calamari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calamari manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari wants to sweep but no luck.
Calamari has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Calamari has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison cracks Calamari with a solid left hand.
Frank Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Calamari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Calamari controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Calamari 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Calamari.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calamari as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valdo Calamari.
Well Calamari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari retains his welterweight title!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Frank Morrison had this to say: 'This is no place for cowards'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bofur Widenose (ranked 183 p4p, 365 weight class) and Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 25 p4p, 48 weight class). Kazuma has chosen Uroko by Dir En Grey as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bofur Widenose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazuma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Widenose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Widenose appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Widenose forces Kazuma back against the cage and clinches.
Kazuma manages to break the clinch.
Widenose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kazuma.
Widenose drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kazuma sprawls and moves away.
Widenose darts in looking for a takedown but Kazuma gets double underhooks and turns Widenose into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Kazuma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kazuma wants to get back to striking at distance but Widenose won't allow it.
Kazuma tries to break free but Widenose pushes him back against the cage.
Kazuma wants to break free but Widenose has control.
Widenose controlling the action here for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Widenose.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Widenose for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kazuma smiles and moves away.
Widenose closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bofur Widenose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazuma wants to break free but Widenose has control.
Kazuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Widenose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kazuma's waist but Kazuma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Widenose off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kazuma! But no joy.
Widenose bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Widenose scoring with punches from side control.
Kazuma is trying to get back to his feet.
Widenose lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kazuma tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Widenose is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Widenose extends the arm and Kazuma is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bofur Widenose!
A relieved looking Bofur Widenose thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Roos (ranked 118 p4p, 303 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 16 p4p, 41 weight class). Roos comes to the cage accompanied by EASY MONEY. Cooper Roos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Roos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres takes a swing at Roos's ribcage but misses.
Roos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Torres.
Roos with the inside leg kick.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Roos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roos.
Roos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Roos.
Torres misses with a shot to the body
and Roos counters by clinching up.
Roos tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Roos back against the cage.
Roos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Roos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roos has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Roos lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Roos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a head kick by Roos.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Cooper Roos has been cut.
Roos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roos walks into a stiff left hand from Torres.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roos is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres takes a swing at Roos's ribcage but misses.
Roos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Roos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roos slips a straight right by Torres.
Roos throwing a counter right hand but Torres manages to avoid it.
Roos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Roos is looking to counter punch.
Roos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roos misses with a low kick.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roos misses with a looping right.
Roos with a nice cross.
Roos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roos misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Torres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Roos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Roos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick.
Torres is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooper Roos is winning the standup battle so far.
Roos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roos thuds a left hand into Torres's body.
Roos throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roos takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
Torres moves out of range as Roos throws a body kick.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Torres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roos slips under a jab.
Torres walks into a straight right hand from Roos.
Roos loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
Torres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres checks the leg kick.
Roos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roos with a body shot.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roos.
As Torres tries to get set, Roos tries to push him back and clinch up but Torres manages to avoid the attempt.
Torres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Torres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roos has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Benji Torres's cut even more.
Roos gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roos lands with a left to the head.
Roos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Roos blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Roos's head.
A short right from Roos on the inside.
Roos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres avoiding damage as Roos throws knees to the body.
Roos blocking some punches.
Roos lands a right hand.
Roos misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roos is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roos.
Roos lands with a left to the head.
Roos misses with a punch to the body.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Roos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torres.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roos.
Roos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Torres has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Roos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Torres can turn it around.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Roos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Roos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benji Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roos closes the distance and clinches.
Roos tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Roos back against the cage.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torres in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Roos controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Roos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres misses with some punches.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Roos controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roos blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Roos scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Cooper Roos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Roos.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Roos lands a knee to the body.
Roos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roos lands a body shot.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Roos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Roos.
Roos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roos lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Roos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
The cut above Benji Torres's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Roos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Roos.
Roos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roos scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Roos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roos lands a left hand.
Roos lands a nice knee to the body.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roos landing knees to the body.
Roos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roos lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roos.
Roos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
 Torres is rocked!
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Roos controls his hands.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Roos finish him?
Roos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Roos pushes Torres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Roos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Roos.
Benji Torres's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Roos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roos.
Torres misses with some punches.
A short right from Roos on the inside.
Roos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roos dips a shoulder and cracks Torres with a mighty uppercut! Torres falls back against the cage and Roos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Torres is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Roos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cooper Roos!
Cooper Roos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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