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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flynn Silva (ranked 4630 p4p, 5168 weight class) and Ted Ashbrock (ranked 228 p4p, 252 weight class). Ted Ashbrock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Flynn Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Ashbrock!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashbrock misses the shot to the body.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashbrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ashbrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ted Ashbrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashbrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ashbrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashbrock misses with a double jab.
Ashbrock throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Ashbrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Silva backs off Ashbrock throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Ashbrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 It looks like Ted Ashbrock has been cut.
Ashbrock throws a head kick that misses
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Ashbrock is keeping the position.
Ashbrock looks winded!
Silva forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is nestled in close to Ashbrock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva scoring with strikes but Ashbrock is staying in there.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva cracks Ashbrock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ashbrock's face.
 Ashbrock is rocked!
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Ashbrock is out cold! Silva jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flynn Silva!
After winning the bout, Flynn Silva 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Silva (ranked 4020 p4p, 5615 weight class) and Oliver Da Silva (ranked 210 p4p, 263 weight class). Oliver Da Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zaid Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Silva.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Da Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Oliver Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Da Silva.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Zaid Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Da Silva finds it's target.
Da Silva connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva jabs at Da Silva's body.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Da Silva.
Silva is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva lands a jab to Da Silva's midsection.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva cracks Da Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Da Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
It seemed like Da Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Da Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
Da Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Silva. Da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Da Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Da Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
Donk. Da Silva catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaid Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Da Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Da Silva! But no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Da Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva thuds a left hand into Da Silva's body.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Da Silva cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zaid Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva digs a good body shot into Da Silva's ribs.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Da Silva misses with a double jab
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Silva.
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Da Silva thinking.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva jabs at Da Silva's body.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Da Silva swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva jabs Da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Silva digs a good hook to Da Silva's body.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Da Silva misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
A little jabbing left from Da Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Da Silva tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Da Silva on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zaid Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Da Silva's shoulder, as Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Da Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva misses the body punch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Silva.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Da Silva eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a double jab.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a jab to Da Silva's midsection.
Jab, jab by Da Silva - just one landing.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Da Silva.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Da Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Da Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Da Silva's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Da Silva lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva lands a body shot.
Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva moves away from the strike by Da Silva.
Zaid Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Zaid Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Silva.
A countering left hand to the body from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva defending well as Da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Oliver Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Zaid Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Da Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lunges at Da Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Da Silva's hand.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Silva's head backwards.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva throws a series of punches but Da Silva moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Da Silva misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Issac Serrano (ranked 3773 p4p, 5774 weight class) and Greg Redman (ranked 420 p4p, 571 weight class). Greg Redman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Issac Serrano's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Issac Serrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Redman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano lands with a cross.
Serrano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A left and a right from Serrano both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Greg Redman has been cut.
Redman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Redman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Redman blocks the low kick.
As Serrano backs off Redman throws a huge counter combo but Serrano manages to avoid it all.
Serrano scores with a decent looking hook.
Serrano misses with a double jab
and Redman counters with a left and a right that stings Serrano.
Serrano takes a swing at Redman's ribcage but misses.
Redman scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serrano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Serrano misses with a combination
and Redman counters with a series of strikes. Serrano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Issac Serrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serrano throws a looping overhand right but Redman ducks down to avoid it.
Serrano throws a hook to the side of Redman's head but Redman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redman unleashes a big counter combination but Serrano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Redman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serrano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Serrano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano with a jab.
Redman slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Serrano.
Serrano tries to score with a low kick but Redman moves his leg out of the way.
Despite the aggression on Redman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Serrano throws a big shot that misses.
Serrano scores with a body shot.
Serrano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by Redman as he checks the leg kick.
Serrano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Redman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redman misses with a straight left.
Redman misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Serrano finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serrano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Serrano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Redman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serrano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Serrano tests Redman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serrano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Serrano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Serrano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Serrano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Redman looks winded!
The fighters circle momentarily. Serrano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Redman blocks a low kick nicely.
As Serrano backs off Redman throws a huge counter combo but Serrano manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano connects with the punch.
Serrano lands a body shot.
Serrano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Redman throws a head kick that misses.
Redman misses with a wild body shot.
Redman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Serrano lunges at Redman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redman's hand.
Serrano scores with a shot to the body.
Serrano lands a slapping body shot.
Serrano lands a jab to the head.
Serrano lands a left and a right that send Redman crashing to the mat, dazed. Serrano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Redman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redman walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Redman limp body while Serrano jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Issac Serrano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kameron Sweeney (ranked 3240 p4p, 5526 weight class) and Scabs McGee (ranked 337 p4p, 489 weight class). Scabs McGee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kameron Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scabs McGee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee wants to clinch up but Sweeney keeps it at a distance.
Scabs McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Sweeney pushes him off.
Sweeney keeps the fight on the outside.
Sweeney feinted with a counter takedown.
Sweeney has closed the distance and engaged McGee in a clinch.
Sweeney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGee tries to circle away but Sweeney has him pinned against the cage.
Sweeney is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
McGee is trying to push Sweeney away but Sweeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGee is trying to force a seperation but Sweeney has the dominant position.
Sweeney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sweeney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sweeney looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sweeney is looking for a takedown.
Sweeney goes for a takedown in the clinch but McGee prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kameron Sweeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McGee regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sweeney pushes down on McGee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sweeney works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McGee is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sweeney locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! McGee is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kameron Sweeney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Common Carp (ranked 3523 p4p, 5422 weight class) and Johannes Balrog (ranked 372 p4p, 485 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Common Carp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johannes Balrog!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balrog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balrog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Balrog 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.
Carp looks to land a left hand but Balrog moved out of range nicely.
Carp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balrog's head.
Balrog shoots and misses
and Carp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carp cracks a nice hook into Balrog's ribs.
Carp jabs at Balrog's body.
A jab lands there for Carp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balrog shoots and misses
and Carp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balrog shoots and misses
and Carp counters with a right hand to the body.
Common Carp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Balrog.
Balrog looks winded!
Balrog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Johannes Balrog has been cut.
Carp fakes the body blow, causing Balrog to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Balrog goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Common Carp!
Our winner, Common Carp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakin Osborne (ranked 2879 p4p, 4827 weight class) and Lewis Rocha (ranked 300 p4p, 456 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anakin Osborne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne throws a jab when Rocha was well out of range.
Osborne clobbers Rocha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Osborne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha moves away.
Rocha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osborne avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Osborne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rocha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Osborne is able to avoid easily.
Osborne moves out of range of the body kick.
Osborne throws a body punch but Rocha moves out of range.
Osborne works Rocha's body with a nice hook.
Rocha wants to slow Osborne down by chopping away at his legs.
Osborne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rocha doesn't seem bothered though.
Rocha throws the left hand but Osborne avoids the punch easily.
Rocha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Osborne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rocha looks winded!
Osborne drops Rocha with a beautiful combination! Rocha stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Osborne is looking for the KO!
It looks like Lewis Rocha has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osborne throws an uppercut from hell that sends Rocha clean off his feet! He's out cold! Osborne stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anakin Osborne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sim Hwan (ranked 2673 p4p, 5021 weight class) and Mikazuchi Rei (ranked 293 p4p, 453 weight class). Hwan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Chant of Metta (Pali). Sim Hwan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikazuchi Rei's chin.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Hwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikazuchi Rei!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hwan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rei.
Rei takes one to the side of the head.
Hwan cracks Rei with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rei looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hwan finish him?
Rei is rocked!
It looks like Mikazuchi Rei has been cut.
Hwan staying out of range there.
Hwan throwing a counter right hand but Rei manages to avoid it.
Rei is still on wobbly legs! Can Hwan finish him?
Hwan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing 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!
Rei throws a sloppy head kick and Hwan moves out of range easily.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Rei misses the target.
Rei seems to have recovered his senses.
Hwan lands a nice looking body shot.
Hwan fakes the body blow, causing Rei to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rei goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sim Hwan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Knight (ranked 2755 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Mason Barbosa (ranked 298 p4p, 330 weight class). Mason Barbosa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Knight misses.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knight slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knight. That one must have hurt.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa gets a clinch.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick lands for Knight.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Barbosa throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knight goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbosa 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.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight takes one on the button.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Knight scores with a jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Knight lands but Barbosa takes it in his stride.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Knight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Troy Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Knight counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight staying out of range there.
Barbosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knight misses with a hook.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Knight with a nice calf kick.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Knight attempts a counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it well and moves away.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
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 Troy Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight tries to counter with a takedown but Barbosa is quick to defend against it.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Knight.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Knight.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Troy Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.
 Knight is rocked!
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barbosa.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knight.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight tries to counter by clinching up but Barbosa breaks away and moves out of range.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Knight throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight misses with a head kick.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knight has been working on his balance at Shut Up & Train!, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Knight out cold! Knight is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mason Barbosa!
Mason Barbosa got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Cantrell (ranked 1736 p4p, 1919 weight class) and Bentley Santos (ranked 237 p4p, 259 weight class). Tyrone Cantrell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter fighter
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Cantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell swinging wildly here.
Cantrell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Cantrell.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cantrell's sensitive parts.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Cantrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Cantrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cantrell looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos misses with a leg kick
and Cantrell counters with a straight right hand.
Santos is rocked!
Cantrell cracks Santos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Santos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cantrell pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Santos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Cantrell!
Tyrone Cantrell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrese Mercado (ranked 2667 p4p, 2446 weight class) and Nuori Makunochi (ranked 290 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrese Mercado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nuori Makunochi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunochi tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makunochi lands a jab to the head.
Makunochi misses with a series of wild punches.
Makunochi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makunochi lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercado's head.
Mercado ducks under a wild hook from Makunochi.
Mercado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mercado.
Mercado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makunochi.
Mercado is looking for a counter combo.
Makunochi misses with a looping left.
Makunochi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercado.
Mercado misses with a straight right.
Makunochi lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercado off the cage and back into range.
Mercado throws a right hand that Makunochi ducks under and follows up with a left that Makunochi also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makunochi.
Makunochi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercado misses with a looping right.
Makunochi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makunochi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makunochi ducks under a wild hook from Mercado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Mercado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makunochi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Makunochi.
Mercado clinches up with Makunochi and pushes him back against the cage.
Mercado gets through Makunochi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercado.
Mercado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Mercado.
Mercado blocking some punches.
Mercado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercado.
Mercado breaks from the clinch.
Mercado closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makunochi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercado misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercado has a couple of punches blocked by Makunochi.
Makunochi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makunochi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercado misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makunochi.
Mercado takes a shot to the head.
Mercado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makunochi misses with a hook. Mercado ducked under it nicely.
Mercado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mercado swinging wildly here.
Mercado clinches up with Makunochi and pushes him back against the cage.
Mercado breaks from the clinch.
Mercado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makunochi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makunochi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makunochi throws an off balance right hand
and Mercado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makunochi misses with an uppercut.
Mercado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Makunochi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mercado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercado scores with the left hand. Makunochi knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mercado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makunochi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makunochi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makunochi throws a hook but Mercado blocks it.
Mercado doesn't manage to clinch there - Makunochi circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercado slips a straight right by Makunochi.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercado misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Makunochi misses the target.
Mercado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Makunochi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercado's hands.
Makunochi throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Makunochi.
Makunochi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makunochi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Makunochi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercado is looking for a counter combo.
Mercado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makunochi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Mercado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makunochi looks to land a left hand but Mercado moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Mercado there.
Makunochi loads up on a big right hand but Mercado slips the punch.
Mercado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makunochi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Mercado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunochi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makunochi needs to keep his hands up - Mercado had a free shot at his head there.
Mercado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makunochi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunochi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercado jabs Makunochi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makunochi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makunochi throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercado.
Mercado is looking for a counter combo.
Mercado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mercado slips under a jab.
Makunochi misses with a hook. Mercado ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makunochi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makunochi misses with a straight right.
Mercado moves out of range as Makunochi strikes.
A big right from Makunochi misses.
Mercado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mercado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makunochi throws out the jab.
Mercado throwing a counter right hand but Makunochi manages 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 Tyrese Mercado will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mercado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makunochi avoids the body shot from Mercado.
Makunochi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercado tries to clinch up.
Makunochi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nuori Makunochi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makunochi throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercado.
Nice cross by Makunochi.
Mercado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Makunochi misses with a straight left.
Mercado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makunochi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercado wants to clinch up but Makunochi keeps it at a distance.
Makunochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercado was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunochi.
Makunochi throws a lazy right hand but Mercado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercado gets a clinch.
Makunochi lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercado.
Mercado throws a punch but it's blocked by Makunochi.
Makunochi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mercado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercado.
Makunochi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercado lands a shoulder strike.
Mercado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado lands with a big left! Makunochi is wobbled badly! Mercado comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Makunochi to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyrese Mercado!
Tyrese Mercado is the new lightweight champion!
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