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C293: Matsuzaka vs Diaz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Cortes (ranked 1352 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 176 p4p, 151 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes slips a jab from Kosmanov.
Cortes defending well as Kosmanov loads up on a big left hand.
Kosmanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cortes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortes throws a hook but Kosmanov avoids it easily.
Kosmanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov misses with a hook.
As Kosmanov tries to get set, Cortes tries to push him back and clinch up but Kosmanov manages to avoid the attempt.
Kosmanov throws a shot from downtown. Cortes moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov throws the left hand but Cortes avoids the punch easily.
Cortes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cortes defending well as Kosmanov loads up on a big left hand.
Cortes forces Kosmanov back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Kosmanov.
Cortes leaning against his opponent.
Cortes misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Kosmanov on the inside.
Cortes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kosmanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kosmanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kosmanov pushes Cortes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kosmanov's face.
Kosmanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kosmanov lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kosmanov swings widly with a right hand
and Cortes counters with a series of strikes. Kosmanov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kosmanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kosmanov connects with a body shot.
Kosmanov throws a combination that misses
and Cortes counters with a body kick.
Cortes moves away from the strike by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov misses the jab.
Kosmanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes is looking to clinch but Kosmanov is avoiding it.
Kosmanov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Cortes.
Kosmanov 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.
Kosmanov loads up on a big right hand but Cortes slips the punch.
As Kosmanov tries to get set, Cortes tries to push him back and clinch up but Kosmanov manages to avoid the attempt.
Kosmanov misses with a low kick.
A jab from Kosmanov misses.
Vladimir Kosmanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosmanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov throws a jab when Cortes was well out of range.
Cortes tries to clinch there but Kosmanov circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kosmanov! But no joy.
Cortes slips a jab from Kosmanov.
Cortes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kosmanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kosmanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortes counters with a two punch combo.
Kosmanov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cortes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kosmanov just manages to avoid it.
Cortes defending well as Kosmanov loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Kosmanov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kosmanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Cortes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kosmanov misses the body punch
and Cortes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kosmanov really felt that one!
Kosmanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Kosmanov misses its intended target.
Cortes appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cortes avoids the body shot from Kosmanov.
Cortes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kosmanov throws out the jab.
Cortes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov looks for the body kick but Cortes saw that one coming.
Cortes wants to clinch.
Cortes lands a jab to the nose.
Vladimir Kosmanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kosmanov tries to bum rush Cortes with a series of wild strikes but Cortes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kosmanov misses with a hook. Cortes ducked under it nicely.
Cortes clinches up against the cage.
Cortes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosmanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kosmanov's elbow.
Good body shot from Cortes.
Kosmanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kosmanov working aggressively here.
Cortes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cortes lands a hook that snaps the head of Kosmanov backwards.
Cortes scores a nice knee to the body.
Kosmanov is breathing heavily.
Kosmanov misses with the head strike.
Kosmanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Cortes has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes working aggressively here.
Thiago Cortes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kosmanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kosmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortes gets a clinch.
Cortes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kosmanovs head.
Our sources have told us that Cortes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cortes has Kosmanov pressed against the cage.
Cortes crunches a lovely knee into Kosmanov's ribcage.
Cortes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kosmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
Cortes lands a right hand.
Cortes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kosmanov takes a shot to the head.
Cortes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kosmanov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov avoiding damage as Cortes throws knees to the body.
Cortes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortes.
Kosmanov tries to break free but Cortes pushes him back against the cage.
Cortes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cortes as Kosmanov tries to tie him up.
Cortes lands a body shot.
Kosmanov has had enough of the clinch but Cortes keeps him there for the moment.
Cortes is trying to stall.
Kosmanov blocks a body shot from Cortes.
Cortes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kosmanov tries to break free but Cortes pushes him back against the cage.
Cortes lands with a right to the head.
Cortes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kosmanov backwards.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Cortes dominated that second round.
That's time! Cortes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Kosmanov misses its intended target.
Cortes moves out of range as Kosmanov strikes.
Cortes throws a big counter combination but Kosmanov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cortes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Kosmanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov throws a leg kick but Cortes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut
and Cortes counters with a nice body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cortes!
Kosmanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortes.
Kosmanov tries to score with a low kick but Cortes moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kosmanov will feel that in the morning.
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kosmanov swings widly with a right hand
and Cortes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kosmanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortes works Kosmanov's body with a nice hook.
Kosmanov misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortes slips under a jab.
Cortes slips under a jab.
Cortes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kosmanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cortes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kosmanov scores with a nice right hand.
Cortes clinches up with Kosmanov and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov misses with an elbow strike.
Kosmanov misses with a body punch.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortes keeps control of Kosmanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kosmanov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kosmanov.
Cortes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortes misses with a body punch.
Cortes struggles to land a body shot inside as Kosmanov controls his hands.
Cortes tries to work over Kosmanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortes lands an uppercut.
Kosmanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kosmanov throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Kosmanov on the inside.
Cortes working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cortes as Kosmanov tries to tie him up.
Cortes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kosmanov can do to turn this around?
Cortes is trying to maintain a safe position but Kosmanov gets an underhook and turns Cortes into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosmanov breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Kosmanov.
I think Kosmanov 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 914 p4p, 827 weight class) and Eduradr Nemkov (ranked 117 p4p, 103 weight class). Nemkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Сектор газа - Лирика. Eduradr Nemkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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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 28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduradr Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Garrett misses with a shot to the body
and Nemkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nemkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nemkov throws a hook but Garrett avoids it easily.
Nemkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nemkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Garrett coming out on top.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Nemkov slips the punch.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Nemkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nemkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nemkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Nemkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrett feinted with a counter takedown.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett throws an off balance right hand
and Nemkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nemkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Garrett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nemkov throws a big shot that misses.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Nemkov.
It seemed like Nemkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrett throws out a powerful jab.
Garrett takes a swing at Nemkov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemkov.
Nemkov throws a big shot that misses.
Nemkov throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Nemkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nemkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garretts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nemkov defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Nemkov throws out a powerful jab.
Nemkov works the jab nicely.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Nemkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nemkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eduradr Nemkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garrett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nemkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a hook to the side of Garrett's head but Garrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett is looking to clinch but Nemkov is avoiding it.
Garrett misses with a body punch
and Nemkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nemkov missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garrett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nemkov slips under a jab.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Nemkov moved out of range nicely.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nemkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Nemkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nemkov doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nemkov.
Nemkov 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.
The fighters circling - Nemkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Nemkov counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nemkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Nemkov defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Nemkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nemkov throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
Garrett misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemkov! But no joy.
Nemkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nemkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Nemkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduradr Nemkov dominated that round.
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.
Garrett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nemkov's head.
Nemkov swings widly with a right hand
and Garrett counters with a left to the body.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Garrett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nemkov.
Nemkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garrett's head.
Nemkov slips a jab from Garrett.
Nemkov throws out a counter right but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Nemkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemkov! But no joy.
Garrett digs a good body shot into Nemkov's ribs.
Nemkov misses with a double jab.
Garrett feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett throws the left hand but Nemkov avoids the punch easily.
Nemkov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nemkov throws a shot from downtown. Garrett moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Garrett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett slips a jab from Nemkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Nemkov misses the jab.
Garrett stuns Nemkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Nemkov catches Garrett right on the button with a cross.
Nemkov throws the left hand but Garrett avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Nemkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett slips under a jab from Nemkov.
Nemkov misses with a straight right.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett misses with a hook. Nemkov ducked under it nicely.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nemkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Nemkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Nemkov's head but Nemkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nemkov jabs Garrett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett misses with a hook
and Nemkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nemkov connects with a single shot there.
 Garrett is rocked!
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Nemkov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Garrett! Nemkov dives in looking to finish! Garrett is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduradr Nemkov!
Eduradr Nemkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elrey Dorado (ranked 309 p4p, 535 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 46 p4p, 73 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dorado might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MY STORY. 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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Great wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elrey Dorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer stuffs the takedown attempt from Dorado. Dorado gets slowly back to his feet.
Dorado slips a jab from The Bouncer.
Dorado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Bouncer misses with a two punch combination.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut.
The Bouncer throws an off balance right hand
and Dorado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dorado won't allow The Bouncer to get back to his feet.
Dorado looking to sit in guard and control but The Bouncer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dorado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Bouncer is aware though and is defending well.
The Bouncer gets to his feet. Dorado looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dorado.
Dorado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dorado quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The Bouncer scores with a nice strike.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer missing with a left hand there. Dorado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick
so Dorado counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Bouncer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dorado is controlling him.
Dorado controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado wants to control from the top but The Bouncer keeps moving.
Dorado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dorado won't allow The Bouncer to get back to his feet.
Dorado trying to control the position from guard on top but The Bouncer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Bouncer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado throws a shot to the body.
The Bouncer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dorado momentarily.
Dorado connects with the punch.
Benny The Bouncer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Dorado misses the target.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Dorado blocks it.
Dorado throws a leg kick but The Bouncer checks it.
The Bouncer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dorado.
The Bouncer misses with a hook
enabling Dorado to counter with a crisp jab.
The Bouncer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dorado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bouncer.
Dorado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from The Bouncer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bouncer misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorado. The Bouncer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bouncer misses with a lunging right hand
and Dorado counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Bouncer!
Dorado wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Bouncer keeps working.
Dorado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dorado tries to move to mount but The Bouncer blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benny The Bouncer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the liver by The Bouncer. Beautiful body shot.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Dorado's head but Dorado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Bouncer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Bouncer throws a sloppy head kick
and Dorado counters with a nice uppercut.
The Bouncer tries to land a front kick but Dorado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Bouncer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dorado counters with a right hand to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
The Bouncer scores with a sloppy right hand. Dorado should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
Dorado lands with a shot to the body.
The Bouncer looks to throw the jab but Dorado is out of range.
The Bouncer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dorado makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Bouncer really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Bouncer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bouncer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dorado.
The Bouncer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dorado.
The Bouncer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorado changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dorado dives in for a single leg takedown but The Bouncer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Bouncer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Bouncer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Bouncer throws a lazy uppercut
and Dorado counters with a nice uppercut.
The Bouncer throws a right and a left that Dorado avoids nicely.
The Bouncer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dorado.
Dorado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Bouncer doesn't seem bothered though.
The Bouncer throws out a loose jab but Dorado uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dorado moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
Dorado feinted with a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorado lands a right hook to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a left hand
and Dorado counters with a shoot takedown. The Bouncer fights it but they end up in guard.
Dorado has gone for a leg lock! The Bouncer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dorado's guard.
Dorado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dorado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Bouncer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dorado is trying to keep The Bouncer in close.
The Bouncer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Bouncer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dorado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dorado has his takedown stuffed
and The Bouncer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Bouncer looks to land a right hand but Dorado moved out of range.
Dorado slips under a jab from The Bouncer.
Dorado is looking to counter punch.
The Bouncer misses with a low kick.
Dorado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dorado to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dorado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Bouncer is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benny The Bouncer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dorado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dorado scoring well with a low kick there.
Elrey Dorado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - The Bouncer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - The Bouncer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Bouncer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorado.
The Bouncer throws a looping overhand right but Dorado ducks down to avoid it.
The Bouncer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dorado in his tracks.
The Bouncer misses with a looping right.
Dorado feinted with a counter takedown.
Dorado defending well as The Bouncer loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bouncer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dorado.
Dorado scores with a nice head shot.
The Bouncer misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Dorado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a looping overhand right but Dorado ducks down to avoid it.
Dorado feinted with a counter takedown.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Bouncer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorado half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Bouncer throws a sloppy body shot
and Dorado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Bouncer takes one on the button.
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. Dorado moves away and avoids it.
Dorado attempts a counter takedown but The Bouncer avoids it well and moves away.
The Bouncer tries to score with a low kick but Dorado moves his leg out of the way.
Dorado fails with a takedown attempt.
The Bouncer throws a low kick but Dorado moves out of range easily.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dorado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer keeping moving, preventing Dorado from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Bouncer wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dorado manages to pass to side control.
Dorado seems to be working for a kimura but The Bouncer defends the submission attempt.
Benny The Bouncer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dorado seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado is keen to just control but The Bouncer is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Dorado there.
Dorado trying to control from half guard but The Bouncer is working away.
Dorado is trying to work for a kimura but The Bouncer is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorado seems to be working for a kimura but The Bouncer defends the submission attempt.
Elrey Dorado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dorado is pressing down on The Bouncer's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Bouncer is holding on for now.
The Bouncer kicks off Dorado and gets to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Bouncer moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Dorado's head but Dorado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Elrey Dorado.
I think The Bouncer 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benny The Bouncer!
A victorious Benny The Bouncer 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 138 p4p, 231 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 19 p4p, 29 weight class). Talvela's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila misses with a low kick.
Talvela scores with the left hand. Avila knows he should have avoided that one.
Avila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talvela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Avila tries to avoid it but Talvela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Avila to the ground. Avila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
The crowd cheers as Talvela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Avila doesn't seem phased though.
Avila takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talvela misses with a looping right.
Talvela misses with a low kick.
Avila tries to land a front kick but Talvela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Avila wants it to stay on the feet.
Talvela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Talvela looks to land a left hand but Avila moved out of range nicely.
Avila swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Avila misses with a body shot.
Talvela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Avila let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela misses the shot to the body.
Avila lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Avila checks the leg kick nicely there.
Talvela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Talvela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talvela moves out of range of the body kick.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses.
Avila throws a head kick that misses.
Talvela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Avila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Talvela lands a jab.
Talvela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Julian Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talvela scores with the left hand. Avila knows he should have avoided that one.
Talvela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Avila misses.
Avila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talvela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talvela fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Avila throws a hook to the side of Talvela's head but Talvela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avila tests Talvela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Avila takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Talvela.
Talvela looks to score with a jab to the body but Avila is just out of range.
Avila looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Avila on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Avila loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talvela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avila.
Avila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talvela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talvela avoids a kick to the body.
Avila misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avila throws out a counter right but Talvela avoids it with no problem.
Talvela shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Talvela showed some decent athleticism there.
Avila wants to control but Talvela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Talvela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Talvela thows a huge punch but Avila dodges it nicely.
Avila really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talvela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avila is trying is best to control the position here.
Talvela takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Talvela lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Talvela is thwarting Avila's attempts to control the position.
Talvela 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throwing shots but Avila is blocking nicely.
Avila wants to control but Talvela is keeping busy.
Avila keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Talvela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Talvela throwing shots but Avila is blocking nicely.
Talvela wants to take a breather but Avila is having none of it.
Talvela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Avila controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Avila is looking to control Talvela's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Avila avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Avila tries to land a front kick but Talvela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talvela explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talvela. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left lands for Talvela.
Paavo Talvela is winning the standup battle so far.
Talvela with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Avila, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talvela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Avila was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talvela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Avila's hands.
Avila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Talvela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela connects with a jab.
Talvela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Avila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Talvelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila throws a sloppy head kick and Talvela moves out of range easily.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Avila lands a left and a right that send Talvela crashing to the mat, dazed. Avila thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Paavo Talvela has been cut.
Nice cross by Talvela.
Talvela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avila manages to avoid it.
Talvela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avila momentarily.
Avila smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela throws a sloppy body shot
and Avila counters with a straight right hand.
Talvela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Talvela bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Avila bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Talvela throws a jab but it's blocked by Avila.
Talvela tries for a takedown but Avila sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Talvela seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Talvela connects with a solid leg kick.
Avila throws a shot from downtown. Talvela moves away and avoids it.
Avila moves away from the strike by Talvela.
Avila doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Avila throws a right hand that misses
and Talvela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Avila moves forwards but Talvela connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Avila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Talvela catches Avila right on the button with a cross.
Talvela is looking to slow Avila down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Talvela catches Avila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Avila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talvela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Avila scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avila throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
Talvela attempts a counter takedown but Avila avoids it well and moves away.
Talvela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talvela scores with a nice strike.
Avila looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Avila stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Talvela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avila takes one to the chin there.
Talvela dips to his left and cracks Avila with an uppercut!
Avila keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Avila on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talvela. Talvela obviously looking to wear him down.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talvela moves out of range of the strikes.
Avila moves out of range of the strikes.
Avila is trying to counter with his kicks.
Avila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Talvela or perhaps it was just good defense by Avila, which made it look bad.
Talvela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Avila looks to throw the jab but Talvela is out of range.
Avila looks to land a body kick but Talvela moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila connects with a single shot there.
Talvela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Avila can do to turn this around?
Talvela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Avila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talvela is out of range and Avila settles back down.
Talvela tries to counter with a takedown but Avila is quick to defend against it.
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 Paavo Talvela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paavo Talvela's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Avila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Talvela.
Avila blocks a jab.
Talvela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Talvela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avila checks a leg kick nicely.
Talvela misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Talvela.
Avila misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela throws a leg kick
and Avila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Avila. No joy for Talvela on that attempt.
Talvela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avila was well out of range. Poor timing from Talvela.
Good shot there by Talvela.
Some bone on bone action there as Talvela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Avila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talvela lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice leg kick from Talvela, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Talvela, as that shot connected.
Talvela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Avila.
Avila throws a wild body kick that Talvela sees coming a mile off.
Avila wants to slow Talvela down by chopping away at his legs.
Avila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Avila blocks the body kick.
Avila looks to land a right hand but Talvela moved out of range.
Avila takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Talvela is looking to chop away at Avila's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela misses with a hook
and Avila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Avila wants it to stay on the feet.
Avila shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Talvela.
Avila on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Avila takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talvela.
Talvela throws a right hand that misses
letting Avila counter with a right hand.
Avila has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Avila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talvela.
A jab from Talvela finds it's way through Avila's defenses.
Avila throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Avila gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Avila has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila controls Talvela momentarily but Talvela frees himself.
Talvela being controlled here momentarily.
Avila working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talvela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Avila trying to control the position.
Avila controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Talvela postures up in Avila's guard and throws a big left but Avila blocks it.
Talvela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Talvela connects with a solid leg kick.
Talvela throws a leg kick which misses Avila's front leg but catches the back leg as Avila tries to avoid it.
Talvela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talvela swings widly with a right hand
and Avila counters with a solid body kick.
Talvela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Avila appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Talvela dips to his left and cracks Avila with an uppercut!
Avila connects with a jab.
Julian Avila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talvela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Talvela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Talvela 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Talvela!
A less than humble Paavo Talvela misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Wayne (ranked 333 p4p, 401 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 45 p4p, 52 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wayne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chai with a nice cross.
It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 4 in the buildup to the fight.
Wayne moves into range and clinches up with Chai.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Chai is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Chai stops a takedown attempt from Wayne.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Chai.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chai as he jumps to the side.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wayne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wayne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chai circles away.
Ghost Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chai counters by clinching up.
Chai looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Wayne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Chai.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Anthony Wayne's cut is getting worse.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai lands a good knee to the midsection. Wayne won't want to take too many of those.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Chai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wayne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Chai misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Anthony Wayne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Wayne fails to pull guard.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai is working Wayne over against the cage.
Chai digs a right hand into Wayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wayne's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Wayne looking for a takedown.
Chai with a knee to the head.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Chai lands a good knee to the midsection. Wayne won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Chai lands a nice knee to the body.
Chai pushes Wayne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Chai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands a good knee to the midsection. Wayne won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Anthony Wayne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wayne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chai lands a body punch.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai works on Wayne's body with a couple of short punches.
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wayne.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Chai drops Wayne with a big knee straight up the middle! Wayne is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wayne is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Wayne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghost Chai!
Ghost Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Anthony Wayne was interviewed post fight and said 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Rolf (ranked 129 p4p, 125 weight class) and Spider Monkey (ranked 17 p4p, 15 weight class). Rolf comes into the arena with AVGN Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Spider Monkey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey clinches with his opponent.
Monkey lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Rolf working aggressively here.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monkey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Rolf blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Monkey.
We've been hearing reports that Rolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike.
Monkey is looking to control Rolf's arms but Rolf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monkey has his back to the cage.
Monkey takes a shot to the head.
Monkey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey cracks Rolf with a nice body shot.
Rolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
Rolf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monkey.
Monkey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rolf has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Monkey is trying to keep an underhook but Rolf manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Monkey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rolf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monkey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Monkey!
Rolf prevents Monkey from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Monkey is looking to escape.
Rolf fails to move to back control.
Monkey can't escape the position.
Monkey is controlling an arm, preventing Rolf from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rolf is working hard here to advance position.
Rolf tries to take Monkey's back but instead Monkey uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rolf is trying to control the action in half guard but Monkey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rolf tries to pass to full mount but Monkey defends it.
Rolf is looking to take a break and control but Monkey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monkey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monkey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Monkey is adopting a defensive guard.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Monkey keeps moving.
Rolf postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Monkey misses.
Spider Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rolf darts in looking for a takedown but Monkey gets double underhooks and turns Rolf into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rolf.
Rolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolf controls his hands.
Rolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike.
Rolf throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolf controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Monkey scores with a hook to the body.
Monkey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rolf seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Monkey can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Monkey - that landed with a thud.
Monkey misses with the head strike.
Rolf tries for a takedown but Monkey manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Rolf.
Monkey lands a right hand.
Rolf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolf tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monkey.
Monkey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monkey lands a nice uppercut.
Rolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Rolf has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey stalling against the cage.
Rolf misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spider Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jakob Rolf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rolf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Monkey.
Monkey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rolfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monkey sends Rolf crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Monkey is motioning to the referee to let Rolf up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rolf is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Monkey engages and cracks Rolf with a massive lead left hook - Rolf tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Monkey is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spider Monkey!
Spider Monkey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jakob Rolf was interviewed post fight and said 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 174 p4p, 163 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 27 p4p, 25 weight class). Olsen has chosen Tubthumping by Chumbawamba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gabrijel Bozic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozic misses with a left hand
and Olsen counters with a nice body shot.
Olsen misses with a hook. Bozic ducked under it nicely.
Bozic throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsen counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bozic. Olsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olsen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bozic with a body shot.
Olsen 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.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Bozic's head but Bozic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Bozic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a straight left.
Bozic lands a jab to Olsen's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen misses with an uppercut. Bozic saw that one coming.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Olsen misses with a shot to the body
and Bozic counters with a good, hard body kick but Olsen shrugs it off.
Bozic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
Bozic throws a lazy uppercut
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bozic misses with a hook to the body
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bozic feints and then cracks Olsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olsen down.
Bozic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bozic throws a hook but Olsen blocks it.
Bozic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Bozic is predictable there
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gabrijel Bozic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bozic misses with a series of wild punches.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Bozic avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Olsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bozic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Olsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bozic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen throws a series of punches but Bozic moves out of range.
Bozic misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Bozic throws a low kick, looking for Olsen's leg but Olsen calmly moves out of range.
Bozic swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Bozic throws a lazy uppercut
and Bozic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Olsen!
Bozic is breathing heavily.
Olsen throws a jab when Bozic was well out of range.
Bozic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olsen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bozic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bozic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bozic.
Olsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bozic misses with a jab to the body
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Bozic avoids the body shot from Olsen.
Bozic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Olsen connects with a jab.
Olsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bozic misses with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bozic just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen thinks about the counter body kick.
Bozic misses with a jab to the body
and Olsen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bozic misses with a shot to the body
and Olsen counters with a huge head kick that drops Bozic! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjetil Olsen!
After winning the bout, Kjetil Olsen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 92 p4p, 15 weight class) and Charon Lehto (ranked 15 p4p, 5 weight class). 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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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 47 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar 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.
Haggar scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Lehto leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lehto slips under a jab.
Haggar throws a right hand that misses
and Lehto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lehto's guard.
Haggar lands a couple of elbows.
Lehto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lehto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggar lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lehto wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lehto wants to stand but Haggar is controlling the position.
Haggar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lehto has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Haggar has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Haggar avoiding damage as Lehto throws knees to the body.
Lehto lands a good knee to the midsection. Haggar won't want to take too many of those.
Haggar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haggar jumps guard but Lehto stands there with Haggar around his waist. Haggar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haggar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar working Lehto over with strikes.
Haggar prevents Lehto from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lehto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lehto is trying to stand back up but Haggar is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lehto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haggar.
Haggar working Lehto over with strikes.
Haggar is controlling the pace.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar 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.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar working over Lehto with some ground and pound. Lehto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is trying to control. Lehto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lehto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lehto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Haggar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lehto's head.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lehto pushes Haggar off looking to stand but Haggar dives back in and keeps control.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar prevents Lehto from standing back up.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lehto has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Haggar is on him like a limpet, forcing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haggar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Haggar lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lehto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Haggar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Haggar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lehto is trying to buck Haggar off.
Haggar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lehto pushes Haggar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Haggar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Haggar lands an elbow.
Haggar trying to control the position but Lehto is working away.
Lehto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar'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.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Lehto moves away from the strike by Haggar.
Lehto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haggar thuds his right hand into Lehto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haggar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lehto's waist but Lehto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haggar off to one side.
Haggar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lehto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Haggar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haggar, pushing him back against the cage.
Lehto lands a shot to the body.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haggar is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Lehto scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lehto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehto.
Lehto has Haggar pressed against the cage, preventing Haggar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haggar.
Haggar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lehto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haggar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Haggar wants to break free but Lehto has control.
Haggar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lehto prevents it.
Haggar wants to break free but Lehto has control.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haggar avoids the damage to the body.
Haggar tries to break free but Lehto pushes him back against the cage.
Haggar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lehto presses Haggar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggar is defending well for now.
Lehto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haggar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehto tries a body shot but Haggar blocks it.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto manages to break the clinch.
Lehto wants to clinch.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Lehto avoids it well and moves away.
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Haggar avoids it.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lehto ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Lehto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haggar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Lehto tries to close the distance and clinch but Haggar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lehto drives through and clinches with Haggar against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lehto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lehto.
Charon Lehto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Haggar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haggar is looking to control Lehto's arms but Lehto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haggar has his back to the cage.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lehto - that landed with a thud.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haggar managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haggar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lehto pushes Haggar off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lehto throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto lands a jab to Haggar's midsection.
Lehto pushes Haggar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lehto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haggar prevents a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto cracks Haggar with a nice body shot.
Lehto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Haggar is trying to break the clinch but Lehto has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lehto - that landed with a thud.
Lehto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haggar is defending well for now.
Lehto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehto lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Lehto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehto. Haggar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Haggar.
Haggar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Lehto circles away easily
and Lehto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehto throws a head kick but Haggar moves out of range.
Lehto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggar.
A little jabbing left from Lehto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haggar takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lehto wants to get back to his feet.
Lehto pushes Haggar off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Lehto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar avoids the body shot from Lehto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto moves into the clinch successfully.
Haggar working aggressively here.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a right hand.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Haggar controls the action.
Haggar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lehto pushes Haggar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands an uppercut.
Lehto scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lehto.
Haggar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehto can't find room to land a body shot as Haggar controls the action.
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haggar.
Lehto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Lehto.
Lehto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haggar or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehto obliges.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands a hook that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
Lehto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haggar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Haggar avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lehto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lehto.
Good body shot from Lehto.
Lehto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lehto.
Lehto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lehto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lehto digs a right hand into Haggar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haggar's gas tank.
Lehto with a knee to the head.
Lehto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehto is working Haggar over against the cage.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto with a knee to the head.
Haggar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lehto scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Haggar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lehto cracks Haggar with a nice body shot.
Lehto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haggar backwards.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lehto maintains plum control as Haggar tries to back straight out! Lehto connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Haggar blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 13 p4p, 106 weight class) and Herbert Kreischer (ranked 4 p4p, 17 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Bassically by Tei Shi blaring out of the sound system. Kreischer has chosen Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone as his entrance music. Noah Anderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreischer throws a big shot that misses.
Kreischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Kreischer.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Kreischer has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kreischer throws a head punch that misses.
Kreischer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreischer looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kreischer blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Nice body punch from Kreischer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kreischer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Kreischer.
Kreischer throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Kreischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kreischer.
Kreischer connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Kreischer misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Kreischer moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson takes a swing at Kreischer's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Kreischer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreischer throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a push kick but Kreischer slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Nice combo by Kreischer! Oh, that's hurt him - Anderson falls to the canvas and Kreischer follows him into side control.
Noah Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Anderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anderson is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noah Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kreischer lands a big left to the face of Anderson, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Kreischer and another - Anderson is out! Kreischer stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herbert Kreischer!
A very excited looking Herbert Kreischer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 4 p4p, 54 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class). Diaz has chosen The Stockton Slap Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 44 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz tries to clinch but Matsuzaka is having none of it.
Matsuzaka is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Matsuzaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsuzaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Matsuzaka misses its intended target.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz misses with a hook. Matsuzaka ducked under it nicely.
Matsuzaka thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Matsuzaka with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Matsuzaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz tests Matsuzaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz cracks Matsuzaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matsuzaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matsuzaka takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Diaz tries to get set, Matsuzaka tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
Diaz misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Matsuzaka against the cage.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Matsuzaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matsuzaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Matsuzaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka effectively controlling the action here.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Matsuzaka.
Diaz pulls Matsuzaka into guard.
Matsuzaka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matsuzaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Matsuzaka escapes and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Matsuzaka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Matsuzaka working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matsuzaka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Matsuzaka happy to just control the position for now.
Matsuzaka tries to advance to mount but Diaz denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matsuzaka has knee on belly momentarily but Diaz bucks him off and regains half guard.
Well, if Matsuzaka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matsuzaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That kick from Matsuzaka tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsuzaka slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Matsuzaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matsuzaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Matsuzaka avoids nicely.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsuzaka misses with a straight left.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Noel Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuzaka slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Matsuzaka moves into the clinch.
Matsuzaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Matsuzaka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Matsuzaka uses it to pass to side control.
Diaz is letting Matsuzaka control him for a moment.
Diaz tries to bench press Matsuzaka off him but Matsuzaka keeps the position.
Matsuzaka trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to roll over but Matsuzaka keeps him under control.
Matsuzaka is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsuzaka prevents Diaz from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz wants to control but Matsuzaka is keeping busy.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diaz trying to control but Matsuzaka postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Matsuzaka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Matsuzaka dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matsuzaka throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matsuzaka misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuzaka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matsuzaka slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a body punch.
Matsuzaka lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka looking to stall.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsuzaka's elbow.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Matsuzaka won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Matsuzaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matsuzaka digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matsuzaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Diaz.
Matsuzaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matsuzaka tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Matsuzaka tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Matsuzaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Matsuzaka avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Matsuzaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Matsuzaka.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Diaz is working Matsuzaka over against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but Matsuzaka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Diaz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz gets through Matsuzaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Matsuzaka to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Matsuzaka lands a body punch.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Our spies down at at Grove Street Boxing inform us that Diaz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matsuzaka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka continues to stall.
Matsuzaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matsuzaka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Matsuzaka from controlling successfully.
Matsuzaka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Matsuzaka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Keisuke Matsuzaka did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuzaka.
A combination from Matsuzaka does no damage.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsuzaka tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Matsuzaka missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz lands a jab to Matsuzaka's midsection.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsuzaka. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsuzaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz moves forwards but Matsuzaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz with a hook.
Matsuzaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuzaka lands with a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsuzaka blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Matsuzaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matsuzaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
A jab lands there for Matsuzaka.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Matsuzaka blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Matsuzaka slips the punch.
Matsuzaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Matsuzaka knows he should have avoided that one.
Matsuzaka misses with a straight right.
Matsuzaka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matsuzaka misses with a leg kick.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsuzaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Matsuzaka counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Matsuzaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matsuzaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Diaz tries a body shot but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Matsuzaka tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Matsuzaka had his way with Noel Diaz in that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Matsuzaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Noel Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsuzaka throws out the jab.
A left lands for Matsuzaka.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz cracks Matsuzaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz swings for the body but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Matsuzaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Matsuzaka against the cage.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matsuzaka walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matsuzaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsuzaka misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Matsuzaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsuzaka digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matsuzaka walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a body kick.
Diaz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matsuzaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Matsuzaka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz forces Matsuzaka back against the cage and clinches.
Matsuzaka blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Matsuzaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Matsuzaka has him pressed against the cage.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Diaz.
Matsuzaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matsuzaka tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuzaka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Matsuzaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matsuzaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsuzaka lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Matsuzaka.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Matsuzaka avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Matsuzaka.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Matsuzaka.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries a body shot but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuzaka controls the action.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuzaka controls the action.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Diaz tries a body shot but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz pushes Matsuzaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Matsuzaka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matsuzaka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka retains his welterweight title!
Keisuke Matsuzaka 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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