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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jone Cokanauto (ranked 25285 p4p, 25641 weight class) and Keegan Leonard (ranked 534 p4p, 526 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jone Cokanauto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keegan Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard throws a lazy right hand but Cokanauto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cokanauto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cokanauto.
Leonard takes a swing at Cokanauto's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cokanauto misses its target.
Good leg kick by Cokanauto.
Leonard slips under a jab from Cokanauto.
Cokanauto misses with an uppercut. Leonard saw that one coming.
Cokanauto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonard.
Cokanauto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cokanauto with a nice calf kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leonard!
Cokanauto with a nice cross.
 It looks like Keegan Leonard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cokanauto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cokanauto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cokanauto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Cokanauto avoids it well.
Cokanauto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Keegan Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Leonard looks to move away, Cokanauto throws a big counter combo but Leonard just gets out of the way.
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cokanauto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
Cokanauto misses with a body shot.
Cokanauto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Cokanauto closes the distance and clinches.
Leonard goes for a takedown attempt but Cokanauto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cokanauto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cokanauto dodges the punch combination from Leonard.
A left and a right from Leonard both land. Nice combination.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cokanauto scores with a nice head shot.
Cokanauto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leonard looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Cokanauto avoids them all with ease.
Cokanauto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cokanauto dodges the punch combination from Leonard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Cokanauto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cokanauto lands a jab to the nose.
Cokanauto drops Leonard with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leonard looks back up at him and smiles so Cokanauto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Leonard is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cokanauto.
Cokanauto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cokanauto scores with a leg kick.
Leonard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cokanauto lands a body shot.
Leonard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cokanauto cracks Leonard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Leonard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cokanauto finish him?
Leonard is still on wobbly legs! Can Cokanauto finish him?
Cokanauto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cokanauto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cokanauto clinches up with Leonard and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonard being controlled against the cage.
Leonard seems to have recovered his senses.
Cokanauto lands with a left to the head.
Leonard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cokanauto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Leonard sprawling to the canvas! Leonard rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cokanauto finish him?!
Cokanauto lands a big right hand that sends Leonard crashing to the mat! Cokanauto stays standing though and waves Leonard back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cokanauto lands a nice looking body shot.
Cokanauto drops Leonard with a big left hand! Leonard is injured, injured bad! Cokanauto jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jone Cokanauto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jone Cokanauto thanked BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finnegan Chapman (ranked 5386 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Nikolas Conner (ranked 291 p4p, 288 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Finnegan Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolas Conner!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman misses with a looping right.
Conner misses with a few strikes there.
Conner tries to bum rush Chapman with a series of wild strikes but Chapman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conner throws a nice looking combination but Chapman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conner moves into the clinch.
Chapman scores with a shot to the side of Conner's head.
Conner pushes Chapman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
Chapman lands a nice uppercut.
Chapman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chapman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chapman scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Chapman.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
Chapman has Conner pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chapman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chapman tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
Conner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chapman landing knees to the head.
Chapman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conner blocks it with crossed arms.
Chapman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conner.
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chapman avoids it.
Chapman presses Conner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chapman blocking some punches.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chapman working Conner over with knees to the body.
Chapman scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conner is defending well for now.
Chapman has Conner pushed against the cage.
Conner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chapman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
Chapman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Conner up against the cage.
Chapman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chapman as Conner tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chapman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chapman trying to land knees to the body.
Chapman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chapman scores a nice knee to the body.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Chapman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conner.
Chapman stalling against the cage.
Conner misses with a punch to the body.
Conner managing to block the knees to the body from Chapman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chapman is keeping busy.
Chapman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Chapman on the inside.
Conner managing to block the knees to the body from Chapman.
Conner stalling in the clinch but Chapman improves position.
A hook to the body from Chapman.
Chapman scores a nice knee to the body.
Chapman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conner blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Chapman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chapman as Conner tries to tie him up.
Chapman pushes Conner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnegan Chapman dominated that round.
That's time! Chapman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Conner misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Chapman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chapman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chapman.
Chapman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chapman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conner's face.
Chapman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chapman misses with a knee strike.
Chapman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman crunches a lovely knee into Conner's ribcage.
Conner takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conner or not.
Chapman lands a knee to the body.
Conner is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Chapman.
Chapman misses with a knee to the head.
Chapman looking to throw knees to the head but Conner is blocking nicely.
Conner is looking to control Chapman's arms but Chapman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conner has his back to the cage.
Chapman presses Conner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chapman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner wants to stall.
Come on Chapman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conner.
Conner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chapman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finnegan Chapman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chapman effectively controlling the action here.
Chapman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chapman lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chapman obliges.
Chapman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chapman connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conner's face.
It looks like Nikolas Conner has been cut.
Chapman scores with a knee to the head.
Chapman looking to throw knees to the head but Conner is blocking nicely.
Chapman landing knees to the head.
Conner wants to stall.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conner throws an elbow but it misses.
Chapman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chapman misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying to maintain a safe position but Chapman gets an underhook and turns Conner into the cage.
Chapman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chapman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conner looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chapman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chapman lands with a left to the head.
Chapman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnegan Chapman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolas Conner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Conner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Conner.
Nice defenses there by Conner.
Conner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chapman throws a big counter combination but Conner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Conner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chapman.
Conner swinging wildly here.
Chapman clinches with his opponent.
Chapman scores with a knee to the head.
Chapman lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chapman looking to throw knees to the head but Conner is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chapman controlling the action here for a moment.
Chapman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chapman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
Chapman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Chapman.
A shot in the inside from Chapman.
Conner throws an elbow but it misses.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
Chapman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands a knee to the head.
Chapman looking to throw knees to the head but Conner is blocking nicely.
Conner tries to stall but Chapman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chapman looking to throw knees to the head but Conner is blocking nicely.
Chapman lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chapman as Conner tries to tie him up.
Chapman scores with a knee to the head.
Conner misses with the head strike.
Chapman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chapman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conner is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman stalling against the cage.
Chapman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Chapman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conner can do to turn this around?
Chapman misses with a knee strike.
Chapman tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
Chapman missing with knees to the body.
Chapman has Conner pushed against the cage.
Chapman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chapman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chapman landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conner has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Conner managing to block the knees to the body from Chapman.
Finnegan Chapman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chapman connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Chapman.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Chapman avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Conner landing knees to the body.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chapman working Conner over with knees to the body.
Chapman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Conner taking a breather.
Nikolas Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chapman lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnegan Chapman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chapman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnegan Chapman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Pitstain (ranked 25325 p4p, 4766 weight class) and Boris Piekny (ranked 520 p4p, 461 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Pitstain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Piekny!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitstain throws a head kick that misses.
Piekny takes the fight into the clinch.
Piekny is struggling to control the position.
Piekny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pitstain walks away with a smile on his face. Piekny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Piekny has closed the distance and engaged Pitstain in a clinch.
Piekny gets control of Pitstain's arms and successfully pulls guard. Piekny will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitstain wanted to stand there but Piekny had control of the position.
Piekny has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pitstain gets to his feet. Piekny looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitstain misses with a low kick.
Pitstain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitstain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piekny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pitstain is fending him off so far but Piekny persists. Nope, Pitstain circles away and we're back to standing.
Piekny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitstain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitstain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piekny dives in and scores a takedown into Pitstain's guard.
Pitstain pushes Piekny off and gets back to his feet.
Pitstain misses with a straight right.
Piekny is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Piekny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitstain.
Pitstain swings for the body but Piekny moves out of range.
Piekny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitstain wants to break free but Piekny has control.
Piekny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pitstain smiles and moves away.
Rodney Pitstain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Piekny.
No joy there for Pitstain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piekny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitstain blocks a head kick by Piekny.
Rodney Pitstain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitstain throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitstain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Piekny.
We've been told by Pitstain's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Piekny has Pitstain up against the cage in a clinch.
Piekny fails to pull guard.
Pitstain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piekny.
Piekny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitstain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Piekny darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pitstain is trying to stand back up but Piekny is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piekny keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Piekny is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pitstain is just riding it out for now. Piekny eventually gives up the hold.
Piekny trying to pass the guard but Pitstain defending well.
Piekny is trying to control the action in half guard but Pitstain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Piekny is looking for a kimura here.
Pitstain is defending against the submission attempts here by Piekny.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boris Piekny will probably get the nod.
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.
Piekny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodney Pitstain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitstain gets caught flat footed, as Piekny shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pitstain manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pitstain throws a head kick but Piekny moves out of range.
And Piekny tries to counter it with a takedown but Pitstain pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pitstain tries to bum rush Piekny with a series of wild strikes but Piekny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piekny avoids the head kick by Pitstain.
Piekny is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pitstain's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piekny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Piekny wants to control but Pitstain is keeping him busy.
Piekny uses his free foot to push down on Pitstain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pitstain.
Pitstain is squirming around, avoiding Piekny's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piekny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Piekny tries to control but Pitstain wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Pitstain really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Piekny takes Pitstain's back.
Piekny is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Piekny is looking for the choke from the back position but Pitstain is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piekny working for the choke.
Piekny is looking for the choke from the back position but Pitstain is controlling his hands well.
Piekny is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pitstain is defending well though. Piekny let's go of the attempt for now.
Piekny has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Pitstain is in real trouble here. Piekny gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Pitstain is tapping out! Piekny wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boris Piekny!
The defeated Rodney Pitstain had this to say: 'You can't hang and bang with everyone, but I did my best tonight. Screw the haters, I love you all, though.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 4303 p4p, 5866 weight class) and Walker Peters (ranked 296 p4p, 358 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walker Peters!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Peters scores with a four punch combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peters.
Nukem attempts a counter takedown but Peters avoids it well and moves away.
Nukem scores with a jab.
Nukem lands a slapping body shot.
Peters looks for a takedown but Nukem sprawls well.
Nukem half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Nukem shows good takedown defense.
Duke Nukem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walker Peters.
Peters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peters tries to close the distance and clinch but Nukem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters tries to clinch but Nukem is having none of it.
Peters tries to clinch up but Nukem circles away and keeps his distance.
Peters tries to clinch but Nukem moves out of range.
Peters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peters tries to clinch up but Nukem circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters rushes Nukem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Nukem on the inside.
Nukem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nukem is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Nukem.
Peters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peters misses with the body kick
so Nukem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nukem content to stall in guard here.
Nukem lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nukem scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters being controlled here, momentarily.
Nukem keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peters's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peters is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nukem is controlling him.
Nukem 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.
Nukem passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nukem controls the position from side control.
Peters struggling a bit here.
Peters is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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.
Peters is looking to reverse the position.
Nukem is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Peters tries to bench press Nukem off him but Nukem keeps the position.
Peters being controlled for a moment.
Peters is trying to control Nukem's posture but Nukem avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nukem working the head with strikes.
Nukem grinds an elbow into Peters's temple.
Nukem advances to full mount.
Peters is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peters hang on?
Nukem controlling from mount.
We've been informed that Peters has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nukem working the ground and pound effectively.
Nukem controlling the position easily from mount.
Nukem scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peters?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nukem changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peters looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nukem. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nukem advances nicely into full mount.
Nukem content just to control the position here.
Nukem punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nukem raining down shots from the mount!
Peters tries to reverse the position but Nukem maintains control.
Nukem sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nukem landing shots from mount.
Nukem with shots to the head and body - Peters looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nukem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peters can do to turn this around?
Nukem lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nukem takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nukem is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peters is trying to stand.
Nukem working Peters over with strikes here.
Nukem controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Nukem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nukem has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peters's face.
Nukem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nukem pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem lands a big shot there that rocks Peters but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nukem content just to control the position here.
Peters is desperately trying to improve his position but Nukem has a good base and remains in mount.
Nukem landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nukem cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nukem content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Peters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Peters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nukem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peters taking shots to the head.
Peters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nukem is landing with some decent strikes but Peters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nukem scoring with strikes but Peters is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peters?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nukem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nukem lands a big elbow.
Nukem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peters is bucking up trying to escape but Nukem cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nukem controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nukem closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nukem passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Peters!
Duke Nukem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters tries to hold on but Nukem postures up.
Peters is bucking up trying to escape but Nukem cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Peters is trying desperately to improve position.
Nukem lands a couple of good shots and Peters has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nukem has good solid back control here.
Peters covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nukem is punishing Peters with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Nukem is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Peters. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Peters is covering up but some of the strikes from Nukem are getting through and doing damage.
Nukem slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nukem is hanging on to Peters's back as he tries to escape.
Can Peters hold on?! Nukem is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nukem biding his time, controlling Peters.
Nukem seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peters for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Peters's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Peters is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nukem.
Peters trying to get back to his feet but Nukem is in full control for now.
Peters is trying to remain composed but Nukem is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Nukem scores with punches from the back.
Peters is really stuck here.
Peters is covering up but some of the strikes from Nukem are getting through and doing damage.
I would not like to be Peters right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nukem continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nukem lands with a hammerfist to the side of Peters's head.
Nukem is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Peters up.
Duke Nukem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peters is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Peters right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Peters's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nukem is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
More hug and hope from Nukem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Nukem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nukem 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Nukem!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gracie (ranked 4147 p4p, 25306 weight class) and Lars Plazibat (ranked 287 p4p, 380 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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145
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Plazibat!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plazibat misses with a head kick.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Plazibat swivels and escapes.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Plazibat gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Plazibat uses from the top position.
Plazibat stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Plazibat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie has his foot on Plazibat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plazibat works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plazibat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plazibat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. Plazibat is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Plazibat is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rafael Gracie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rinya Nakamura (ranked 4412 p4p, 5633 weight class) and Quek Wei (ranked 254 p4p, 297 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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130
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rinya Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quek Wei!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura gets a takedown into half guard.
Wei has one foot on Nakamura's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No luck for Wei with that takedown attempt.
Nakamura attempts a counter takedown but Wei avoids it well and moves away.
Nakamura darts in looking for a takedown but Wei gets double underhooks and turns Nakamura into the cage.
Nakamura lands a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wei is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakamura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wei working a defensive guard here.
Wei looking for a guillotine here but Nakamura defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wei pulls Nakamura in to control the position.
Wei's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wei is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Wei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakamura sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wei is controlling Nakamura's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wei is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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.
Nakamura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakamura lands a high kick!
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Wei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakamura pinned against the cage. Nakamura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wei closes the distance and clinches up with Nakamura, looking for a takedown. Wei pushes Nakamura against the cage but Nakamura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rinya Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quek Wei.
Wei stuffs the takedown.
Wei feints the counter takedown.
Nakamura fails to land the takedown.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wei unleashes a big counter combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wei shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wei circles away quickly and effectively.
Wei gets caught napping as Nakamura dives in and scores a takedown. Wei manages to retain guard.
Wei pushes Nakamura off and gets back to his feet.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Wei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Wei's head but Wei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura throws a head kick but Wei moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wei.
Wei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wei as he avoids it easily.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wei holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wei has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nakamura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nakamura is pressed up against the cage. Wei has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nakamura down to the mat. Nakamura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Wei ducked under it nicely.
Wei feints the counter takedown.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Wei shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wei manages to avoid it.
Wei changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wei staying out of range there.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Nakamura. No joy for Wei on that attempt.
Nakamura shoots in and drives through. Wei sprawls well.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nakamura defends it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wei or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakamura, which made it look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rinya Nakamura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wei avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a takedown into Wei's guard.
Wei is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
Wei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wei managing to control the position.
Wei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura cracks Wei with a solid left hand.
Nakamura scoring with some ground and pound.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nakamura connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Wei keeps moving.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Wei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Wei blocks nicely.
Nakamura tries to free his leg and advance position but Wei is retaining full guard.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wei is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wei is breathing heavily.
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Nakamura passes Wei's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nakamura is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nakamura is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wei can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nakamura avoids the attempt from Wei to control.
Wei is trying to escape the mount.
Nakamura lands with some strikes.
Nakamura with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei wants to control but Nakamura is having none of it.
BOOM! Nakamura connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nakamura is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wei can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wei is bucking up trying to escape but Nakamura cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nakamura unloading with bombs!
Nakamura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nakamura landing punches.
Nakamura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nakamura controlling from the full mount.
Nakamura avoids the attempt from Wei to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura lands a couple of good shots and Wei has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to control but Wei is keeping busy.
Nakamura tightening his grip on Wei, looking for the choke.
Wei trying to control the position but Nakamura manages to sink in the hooks.
Nakamura throwing sloppy strikes.
Wei just trying to survive but Nakamura is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nakamura lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rinya Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura is persistently looking for the submission but Wei is defending it well.
Nakamura is landing with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Wei's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wei wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rinya Nakamura dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nakamura lands with a slapping head kick.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wei feints the counter takedown.
Wei shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls well. He's pushed Wei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
Wei darts in looking for a takedown but Nakamura gets double underhooks and turns Wei into the cage.
Nakamura throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei shoots for a takedown but Nakamura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nakamura attempts a counter takedown but Wei avoids it well and moves away.
Rinya Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quek Wei.
Wei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakamura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wei wants to counter the offense by Nakamura and move into the clinch position.
Nakamura throws a hook but Wei avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wei defends well and Nakamura ends up having to push Wei into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nakamura sets himself, and Wei steps forward looking for the clinch! Nakamura avoids it this time.
Nakamura wants a takedown.
Wei is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wei goes for a takedown attempt but Nakamura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wei fails to land the takedown.
Wei shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakamura tries to sprawl out of it but Wei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakamura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wei.
Nakamura drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Wei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wei wants to stand up but Nakamura is controlling him.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nakamura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wei's guard.
Wei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wei on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nakamura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wei defending well though.
Nakamura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wei doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakamura.
Nakamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wei is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Wei preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nakamura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakamura is thwarting Wei's attempts to control the position.
Quek Wei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamura winds up and cracks Wei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Wei dodges it nicely.
Nakamura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakamura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakamura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Rinya Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Wei is working away.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wei can do to turn this around?
And that's the end of the fight!
Rinya Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakamura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rinya Nakamura!
A very excited looking Rinya Nakamura rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Jones (ranked 4788 p4p, 4109 weight class) and Vincent Hoffman (ranked 405 p4p, 378 weight class). Vincent Hoffman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Hoffman keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones moves into full guard.
Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is trying to control the position but Hoffman postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hoffman is defending well. Jones quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hoffman has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jones celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Scholes (ranked 3844 p4p, 25623 weight class) and Devontae Smith (ranked 417 p4p, 535 weight class). Devontae Smith struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devontae Smith!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scholes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Scholes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scholes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Scholes explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Scholes on his heels. He'll look to pass Scholes's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scholes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Scholes is trying to hold Smith in close to prevent damage but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.
Scholes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith throwing shots but Scholes is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but Scholes is blocking nicely.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Scholes is blocking nicely.
Smith looks winded!
Scholes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scholes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Scholes wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Scholes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith tries to bum rush Scholes with a series of wild strikes but Scholes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a body punch but Scholes moves out of range.
Smith scores with a takedown into Scholes's guard.
Scholes wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scholes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scholes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand but Scholes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Scholes.
Smith wants to stand but Scholes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scholes wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Scholes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scholes avoids a kick to the body.
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Scholes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scholes tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Scholes controls the position for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devontae Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scholes throws out the jab.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Scholes is trying to control but Smith passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Devontae Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scholes struggling a bit here.
Smith has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Scholes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scholes tries to get out of the position.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scholes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Scholes can't do much from the bottom here.
Scholes is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith throws an elbow but Scholes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Scholes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Scholes can't do much from the bottom here.
Scholes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Smith looking to ground and pound but Scholes is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Scholes taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Scholes because Smith loaded up on that one.
Smith punching from mount but Scholes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Scholes working to try and regain half guard.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Scholes is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devontae Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith throws a right hand that Scholes ducks under and follows up with a left that Scholes also avoids with ease.
Scholes is looking to counter punch.
Scholes slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scholes throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Scholes moves out of range easily.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scholes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith tries to stand but Scholes is controlling his head.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Scholes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Paul Scholes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scholes's head.
Smith throwing shots but Scholes is blocking nicely.
Scholes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Scholes trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Scholes avoids the head kick by Smith.
A little feinted left hand from Scholes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scholes's head.
Scholes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Scholes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Scholes blocks nicely.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Devontae Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devontae Smith!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duane Jackson (ranked 4940 p4p, 3441 weight class) and Augier De Rabat (ranked 322 p4p, 247 weight class). De Rabat has chosen Marche des Templiers as his entrance music. Augier De Rabat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duane Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augier De Rabat!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a jab. De Rabat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Rabat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Rabat.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and De Rabat moves out of range easily.
A cross from De Rabat lands.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as De Rabat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson pushes De Rabat off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and De Rabat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Rabat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Rabat shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Rabat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY MONTREAL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but De Rabat moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a head kick but De Rabat moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Jackson
and De Rabat counters with a nice uppercut.
 Jackson is rocked!
De Rabat pounces like a tiger and cracks Jackson with a vicious hook! Jackson is down but not out! De Rabat follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augier De Rabat!
Augier De Rabat really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Venus Flytrap (ranked 2872 p4p, 3326 weight class) and Duane Souza (ranked 275 p4p, 319 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Venus Flytrap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Souza!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flytrap drives through with a takedown into Souza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Souza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza keeping full guard, as Flytrap tries to pass.
Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Flytrap chips away with some ground and pound.
Flytrap 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.
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flytrap trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flytrap trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flytrap looking to sit in guard and control but Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flytrap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is stalling in the full guard.
Souza has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Flytrap to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Souza is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Flytrap pulls down on the head and he's put Souza to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Venus Flytrap!
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