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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - All Nightmare Long. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin shoots in looking for a takedown but McGee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lundin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lundin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lundin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McGee!
McGee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lundin throws a strike aimed at the side of McGee's head but McGee avoids it well.
Lundin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McGee some visible discomfort.
Lundin throws a strike aimed at the side of McGee's head but McGee avoids it well.
Lundin working the ground and pound.
Lundin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lundin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McGee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee dodges the ground and pound from Lundin.
McGee is trying to improve his position.
McGee is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Lundin.
An elbow from Lundin crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lundin.
Lundin looking to control but instead McGee has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lundin thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
Lundin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGee is not content to let Lundin control the position.
Lundin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lundin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.
Lundin throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.
McGee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lundin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGee is trying to control but can't.
Lundin looks to land a strike but McGee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lundin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lundin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lundin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lundin throws a big right hand that misses.
McGee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lundin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lundin throwing strikes but missing.
McGee is breathing heavily.
Lundin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lundin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robert Lundin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGee slips a jab and a cross from Lundin.
Lundin misses with an uppercut
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGee misses with a hook.
McGee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lundin has time to react.
Lundin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGee swivels and escapes.
McGee stuffs the takedown.
Bang McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Lundin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lundin slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
Lundin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGee lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGee as he avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Lundin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lundin.
Lundin slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
Lundin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lundin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lundin is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed McGee to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Lundin is looking to work some ground and pound but McGee has wrist control.
McGee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Lundin is looking to work some ground and pound but McGee has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundin wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundin throws a big right hand that misses.
Lundin throwing strikes from guard but McGee blocks nicely.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Lundin from controlling successfully.
Lundin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lundin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lundin is looking to work some ground and pound but McGee has wrist control.
McGee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lundin looking to sit in guard and control but McGee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lundin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGee is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McGee has picked Lundin up and slammed him! Lundin can't keep hold of the triangle and McGee manages to pass to side control!
Lundin is looking for a sweep.
Lundin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lundin looking for subs from the bottom but McGee mounts him!
McGee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McGee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lundin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lundin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Lundin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lundin misses the shot to the body.
McGee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lundin.
Lundin dips to his left and cracks McGee with an uppercut!
Lundin with a poor takedown
and McGee counters with a left and a right that stings Lundin.
Lundin connects with a nice looking jab.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lundin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lundin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lundin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lundin somewhat.
Bang McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGee sprawls well. McGee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lundin gets slowly back to his feet.
Lundin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for McGee.
Lundin is rocked!
McGee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from McGee. No joy for Lundin on that attempt.
Lundin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lundin finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under McGee's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Lundin falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bang McGee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knatte Grep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newbomb Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newbomb Turk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knatte Grep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Newbomb Turk!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk tries a head kick but it misses.
Turk leaves Grep with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turk throws a lazy uppercut
and Grep counters with a thumping low kick.
Turk misses with a series of wild punches.
Turk misses with a double jab
and Grep counters with a head kick. That will keep Turk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Turk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grep counters with a stiff right hand.
Turk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turk looks winded!
Grep showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turk.
Grep misses with a looping left.
Turk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grep lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grep moves away from the strike by Turk.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grep.
Grep listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grep throws a shot from downtown. Turk moves away and avoids it.
Turk throws a right hand that Grep ducks under and follows up with a left that Grep also avoids with ease.
Grep scores with a hook to the body. Turk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grep moves away.
Turk looks to throw the jab but Grep is out of range.
Turk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grep circles away quickly and effectively.
Turk misses with a hook.
Turk takes one to the side of the head.
Turk slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Turk.
Turk throws a hook but Grep avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep scores with a shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turk has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Grep connects with a leg kick. Turk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grep darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grep clinches.
Grep is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grep softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turk's elbow.
Turk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turk looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Grep.
Grep pulls Turk into guard.
Grep escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grep pulls Turk in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grep escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grep working for a triangle but Turk defends it easily.
Grep wants to sweep but no luck.
Grep controls Turk momentarily but Turk frees himself.
Grep has his foot on Turk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turk works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep working for a triangle but Turk defends it easily.
Turk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grep is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grep holds on and takes a little breather.
Grep throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Turk escapes and throws Grep's legs to the side, diving into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grep tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk tries to advance to mount but Grep denies him.
Turk tries to stand but Grep is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knatte Grep dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turk looks to land a right hand but Grep moved out of range.
Grep misses with a leg kick.
Knatte Grep is winning the standup battle so far.
Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grep moves out of range of the strikes.
Newbomb Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grep sizes up Turk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turk misses with a body punch
and Grep counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grep postures up.
Grep postures up in Turk's guard and throws a big left but Turk blocks it.
Grep trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grep wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grep with a nice head shot there.
Grep has gone for a leg lock! Turk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grep's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep looking for a guillotine here but Turk defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Turk wants to control from the top but Grep keeps moving.
Grep is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turk defends well.
Grep can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turk controls the pace.
Turk trying to control but Grep is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep wants to sweep but no luck.
Turk trying to control but Grep is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Newbomb Turk was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grep lands a lovely overhand right.
Turk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grep tries to clinch up.
Turk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grep lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turk throws a combination that misses
and Grep counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grep working the ground and pound from side control.
Grep grinds an elbow into Turk's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grep working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Grep's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Grep landing strikes.
Turk is rocked!
Turk stops Grep from passing to mount.
Turk takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grep tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Grep scoring with punches and elbows.
Turk is still in real trouble! Can Grep finish him?
Grep cracks Turk with a big right hand but Turk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grep sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Turk tries to buck Grep off but Grep is having none of it.
Turk seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep tries to advance to mount but Turk denies him.
Grep looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turk is not content to let Grep control the position.
Turk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grep's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grep wants to free his trapped foot but Turk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grep scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knatte Grep dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grep thows a body shot but no joy.
Turk checks a low kick from Grep.
Turk tries to bum rush Grep with a series of wild strikes but Grep uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grep connects with an inside leg kick.
Grep moves out of range of the strikes.
Grep lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grep throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Grep.
Turk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grep.
Turk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Grep with that takedown attempt.
Turk misses with a hook
and Grep counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turk is trying to maintain the position but Grep is very close to passing his half guard.
Turk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grep is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turk is looking for a sweep. Grep is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knatte Grep overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turk taking some punishment here, with Grep in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep works his way into full mount!
Grep lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Grep.
Grep with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Grep lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grep is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turk can do to turn this around?
Grep loads up with a big shot that hurts Turk! He's pulled Grep in close but Grep has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Turk survive? More strikes from Grep and Turk is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Knatte Grep!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zenin comes to the cage accompanied by Helloween - Power. The crowd seem to be enjoying Volkov's choice of entrance music: The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
34 - 22 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Zenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Zenin moved out of range.
Zenin drives through and clinches with Volkov against the cage.
Zenin tries to work over Volkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zenin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zenin misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov is working for takedown but Zenin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Zenin throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Vincent Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov throws a chopping leg kick but Zenin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Volkov scores with a push kick.
Zenin moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Volkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Zenin misses.
Volkov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Volkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zenin looking to control.
Volkov controlling from the top position.
Volkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Volkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov being controlled here momentarily.
Zenin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volkov is one step ahead there.
Volkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zenin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Volkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zenin wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Volkov but Volkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zenin blocks a jab.
Volkov jabs Zenin right on the nose. Zenin blinks but takes it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zenin doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Volkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zenin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zenin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zenin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zenin working a defensive guard here.
Volkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Zenin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volkov is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Volkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov distracts Zenin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zenin controls Volkov momentarily but Volkov frees himself.
Zenin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Volkov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zenin looking for a sweep. Not yet Zenin, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Zenin has wrist control.
Zenin is trying to keep Volkov in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Zenin keeps moving.
Zenin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vladimir Zenin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zenin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Volkov tries to avoid it but Zenin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Volkov to the ground. Volkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zenin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Volkov is fending him off so far but Zenin persists. Nope, Volkov circles away and we're back to standing.
Zenin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Volkov lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Zenin tries to sprawl out of it but Volkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zenin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zenin closes the distance and clinches.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Zenin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Volkov is defending well.
Zenin pushes Volkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zenin shoots in and drives through. Volkov sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Volkov.
Zenin defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Volkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zenin closes the distance and pushes Volkov back into the cage.
Volkov missing with knees to the body.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Zenin has him pressed against the cage.
Zenin lands with a right to the head.
Volkov looking to slow down the pace here.
Volkov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zenin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Volkov with a jab.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Zenin slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Vincent Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zenin moves away.
We've been told by Zenin's head coaches at Hate Made Me Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vladimir Zenin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Volkov.
Volkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volkov thuds his shin into the meat of Zenin's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Zenin down.
Zenin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Zenin.
Volkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zenin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkov sizes up Zenin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zenin thuds his right hand into Volkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Volkov scores with the left hand. Zenin knows he should have avoided that one.
Zenin connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Volkov lands but Zenin takes it in his stride.
It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Zenin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zenin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Zenin slips a straight right by Volkov.
Zenin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Volkov does it's job there.
Zenin is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov takes a swing at Zenin's ribcage but misses.
Zenin doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Zenin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zenin moves out of range of the leg kick from Volkov.
Zenin moves into the clinch.
Volkov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zenin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volkov. Volkov obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin tries to clinch but Volkov is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov.
Zenin closes the distance and clinches.
Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Volkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Zenin won't allow it.
Zenin is trying to trip Volkov. He has hold of a leg but Volkov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zenin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Volkov is trying to keep Zenin in close.
Zenin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Volkov tries to get to full guard but Zenin has control of the leg.
Zenin works his way into side control.
Zenin trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Volkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volkov keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zenin happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vladimir Zenin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zenin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zenin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from Zenin lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vincent Volkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Zenin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Volkov scores with a nice strike.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Volkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zenin is looking to clinch.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown but Volkov shows good takedown defense.
Zenin tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Volkov lands in his opponent's guard.
Volkov lands a couple of elbows.
Zenin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zenin trying to control the position.
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zenin controls Volkov momentarily but Volkov frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Volkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zenin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Zenin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov won't allow Zenin to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Volkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zenin is out of range and Volkov settles back down.
Zenin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zenin tries to clinch but Volkov is having none of it.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Zenin moved out of range nicely.
Zenin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zenin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Volkov's waist but Volkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zenin off to one side.
Volkov throws out a leg kick but Zenin moves out of range and Volkov only half commits.
Volkov lands a head shot.
Zenin tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov cracks Zenin with an open hand slap.
Zenin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Zenin's defenses. It connects perfectly with Zenin's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Volkov!
Vincent Volkov took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes into the arena with Clawfinger Biggest & the Best blaring out of the sound system. Daigle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Molesta Ewenement - Wszystko wporzo. 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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242 lbs
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259 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Daigle!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
Daigle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Christiano Smokeleaf has been cut.
Daigle tries to clinch but Smokeleaf moves away
and Smokeleaf counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daigle is refusing to be controlled, as Smokeleaf sits in half guard.
Daigle is controlling Smokeleaf's trapped leg to prevent Smokeleaf from advancing to side control.
Smokeleaf is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Smokeleaf there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Daigle!
Smokeleaf thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Daigle because Smokeleaf loaded up on that one.
Smokeleaf with good strikes from the mount here!
Smokeleaf looking to control but Daigle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws some wild stikes that Daigle manages to avoid easily.
Daigle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smokeleaf is landing with some decent strikes but Daigle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daigle is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smokeleaf is working for a guillotine from mount but Daigle frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Daigle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smokeleaf.
Daigle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smokeleaf controlling from mount.
Smokeleaf landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf lands a big elbow - Daigle is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Daigle is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christiano Smokeleaf!
An out of breath Christiano Smokeleaf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luke Daigle was interviewed post fight and said 'I WANT REMATCH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. The crowd seem to be enjoying Corbett's choice of entrance music: Men at Work - Down Under. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corbett has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Love is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Corbett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corbett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corbett throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Corbett tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corbett scores with a sloppy right hand. Love should have avoided that one.
Love swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Corbett.
Corbett avoids the body shot from Love.
Corbett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Love.
Corbett just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Love.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Corbett struggling a bit here.
Corbett is not content to let Love control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love 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.
Corbett is trying to get back to half guard.
Love is putting a hurting on Corbett here, landing some big shots from side control.
Corbett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Love is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Corbett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Corbett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett wants to control but Love postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbett tries to bench press Love off him but Love keeps the position.
Love landing strikes.
Corbett is trying to get back to half guard.
Corbett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Love cracks Corbett with a big right hand but Corbett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Corbett is looking for a sweep.
Corbett manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Love regains full guard. Nicely done.
Love being controlled here, momentarily.
Love keeping moving, preventing Corbett from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love keeping full guard, as Corbett tries to pass.
Love is pulling down on Corbett's head to control his posture.
Corbett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nathan Corbett wasn't active enough on the ground.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Love lands.
Nathan Corbett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corbett scores with a jab.
Love throws a jab when Corbett was well out of range.
Nathan Corbett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corbett wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett scores with a head kick. Love tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Love is rocked!
Corbett lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Love can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Corbett and Love drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Corbett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Corbett!
An out of breath Nathan Corbett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Haitian National Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Parka's choice of entrance music: . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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310 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francois Duvalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piru Parka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvalier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duvalier just misses with a punch to the body.
Duvalier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Piru Parka has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvalier throws a nice looking combination but Parka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duvalier cracks Parka with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Parka looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Duvalier finish him?
Duvalier looks to land a right hand but Parka moved out of range.
Duvalier throws an overhand right that lands on Parka's shoulder, as Parka tries to avoid the shot.
Parka slips a jab from Duvalier.
Duvalier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Parka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duvalier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parka is trying to control. Duvalier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Parka prevents Duvalier from standing back up.
Parka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duvalier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duvalier's head.
Parka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka is keen to just control but Duvalier is a slippery customer.
Parka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duvalier's head.
Parka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvalier is not content to let Parka control the position.
Parka seems to be looking for submissions.
Parka is looking for a kimura here.
Parka is just content to waste time from the top position. Duvalier takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka throws a big elbow that misses.
Duvalier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duvalier is keeping the position for now.
Parka passes Duvalier's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Parka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duvalier!
Parka wants to finish this one by submission but Duvalier is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Parka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parka raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parka misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Parka misses with a head shot.
Parka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parka unloads with some shots from mount but Duvalier bucks and avoids them well.
Parka postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Duvalier in real trouble here! The ref calls for Duvalier to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piru Parka!
After the fight, Piru Parka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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32
188 lbs
30 - 17 - 1 |
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202 lbs
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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
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas scores with a jab.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gravas fakes the leg kick and cracks Carson in the body.
Gravas scores with a sloppy right hand. Carson should have avoided that one.
Carson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Gravas takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carson with a nice cross.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Carson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gravas moves into range and clinches up with Carson.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas stalling the fight.
Carson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gravas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gravas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carson's brow.
Carson tightens his grip and picks Gravas up, before dumping him to the ground. Gravas manages to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gravas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gravas can't keep his opponent in guard - Carson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Carson seems content to control.
Gravas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carson is working away from the top position though.
Carson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gravas reverses the position - he's now on top in Carson's guard.
Carson wants to sweep here but Gravas controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson trying to keep a closed guard but Gravas is proving a slippery customer.
Gravas wants to pass the guard but Carson is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carson's guard.
Gravas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson wants to improve his position but Gravas is controlling well.
Carson is staying active underneath Gravas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carson wants to get back to full guard.
Carson gets full guard.
Gravas trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.
Carson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gravas has picked Carson up and slammed him! Carson can't keep hold of the triangle and Gravas manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carson can't do much from the bottom here.
Carson is trying to escape the position but Gravas is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is looking for a sweep.
Gravas wants to control but Carson is keeping him busy.
Gravas working away.
You can see the frustration on Carson's face as Gravas controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravas stands up and beckons Carson to his feet.
Carson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carson. That did some damage!
Carson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravas circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson takes one to the chin there.
Gravas scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Gravas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
That's time! Gravas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gravas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carson gets tackled into the cage by Gravas. Gravas maintains the clinch.
Carson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carson.
Gravas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carson takes an elbow to the temple.
Carson blocks an elbow strike from Gravas.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Carson.
Gravas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carson blocks an elbow strike.
Carson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gravas after a bit of a struggle.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Gravas's head.
Gravas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
Carson misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carson as Gravas tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gravas lands a right hand.
Gravas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carson lands a shoulder strike.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Gravas's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is looking to break free of the clinch but Carson has double underhooks.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas tries to throw a body punch but Carson avoids it by throwing Gravas back against the cage.
Carson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gravas looking to slow down the pace here.
Gravas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravas scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas throws a wild body kick that Carson sees coming a mile off.
Carson defending well as Gravas loads up on a big left hand.
Gravas misses with a hook
and Carson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carson.
Carson wants to control from the top but Gravas keeps moving.
Gravas looking to control but Carson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is in trouble now - Carson has advanced to mount!
Gravas is squirming around, avoiding Carson's attempts to control the action.
Carson wants to take Gravas's back but he can't do it this time.
Glenn Carson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gravas tries to hold on but Carson pushes him away.
Gravas is looking to improve his position but Carson isn't that keen on the idea.
Gravas is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gravas is holding on tight.
Carson avoids the attempt from Gravas to control.
Carson forces the positional change into back control.
My spies in Ballas Only inform me that Carson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Carson looking to hold on to the position here but Gravas rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Gravas 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.
Carson wants to control from the top but Gravas keeps moving.
Gravas has his foot on Carson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carson works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravas is looking for a triangle but Carson pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Latka Gravas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carson blocks the elbow strike.
Gravas lands an elbow inside that Carson shrugs off.
Carson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gravas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson goes for a takedown attempt but Gravas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carson blocks a low kick nicely.
Carson lands a really nice looking cross but Gravas seems unphased.
Gravas swats away the attempt to clinch by Carson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravas.
Carson shoots in for a double leg but Gravas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Latka Gravas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Carson.
Gravas connects with a right hand. Carson shakes it off.
Gravas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gravas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gravas lands with a short shot to the head.
Gravas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gravas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gravas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson tries to move to mount but Gravas blocks the move with his legs.
Gravas can't do much from the bottom here.
Gravas tries to buck Carson off but Carson is having none of it.
Glenn Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carson advances nicely into full mount.
Carson trying to control but Gravas is having none of it.
Gravas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas wants to get back to full guard.
Carson trying to control the action but Gravas is working from the bottom.
Carson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carson wants to pass to mount but Gravas is defending the position.
Carson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Carson wants to take Gravas's back here but Gravas is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gravas has given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gravas is defending well though. Carson let's go of the attempt for now.
Carson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gravas is defending well though. Carson let's go of the attempt for now.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Carson gets his way!
Gravas covering up well under a series of strikes from Carson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gravas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenn Carson.
I think Gravas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Glenn Carson!
After winning the bout, Glenn Carson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Latka Gravas spoke after the fight, saying 'I think it is time to go back to my camp and reflect on my career. Louie keeps saying I gots all this god given talent and a 2 cent head that cant put it to use!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg has chosen Last Ones Standing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Takahashi - just one landing.
Takahashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Takahashi tries to score with a low kick but Hogg moves his leg out of the way.
Hogg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hogg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Takahashi.
An inside leg kick lands from Hogg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hogg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogg throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Hogg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogg tries to clinch up
and Takahashi counters with a leg kick.
Hogg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takahashi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Hogg blocks the leg kick.
Takahashi digs a good hook to Hogg's body.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogg moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg lands a really nice looking cross but Takahashi seems unphased.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogg moves in looking to clinch but Takahashi pushes him off.
Ethelbart Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahashi.
Hogg darts in and clinches Takahashi up against the cage.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Hogg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Hogg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hogg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takahashi avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takahashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Takahashi digs a right hand into Hogg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hogg's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takahashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Hogg.
Hogg can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Takahashi avoids the damage to the body.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hogg struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
Takahashi tries to work over Hogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogg takes a shot to the head.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Takahashi is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg landing knees to the head.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takahashi is defending well for now.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Hogg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg lands with a left to the head.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
Hogg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
Hogg misses with the head strike.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takahashi's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to work over Takahashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hogg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takahashi is defending well for now.
Hogg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takahashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi lands with a left to the head.
Takahashi takes a shot to the head.
Hogg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hogg throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Davis Hogg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takahashi tried to score with a low kick but Hogg checks it.
Hogg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takahashi takes a swing at Hogg's ribcage but misses.
Hogg is looking to clinch but Takahashi is avoiding it.
Hogg avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Hogg tries to clinch but Takahashi is having none of it.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick from Hogg.
That kick from Hogg tenderised Takahashi's leg. Takahashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takahashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hogg at a distance.
Takahashi scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahashi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hogg.
It looks like Jefferson Davis Hogg has been cut.
Hogg clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
Takahashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogg controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hogg.
Hogg throws a head punch that misses.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Hogg blocks it.
Takahashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takahashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Takahashi avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Takahashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hogg tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Hogg has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
Hogg struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
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!
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Hogg won't allow it.
Hogg pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takahashi cracks Hogg with a nice body shot.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
Hogg has Takahashi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hogg misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Takahashi is trying to break the clinch but Hogg is controlling him.
Hogg lands with a left to the head.
Hogg lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ethelbart Takahashi has been cut.
Hogg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Hogg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A frustrated look appears on Takahashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hogg lands a knee to the head.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Takahashi avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Hogg controls the action.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks it.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takahashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but Hogg is controlling the position.
Hogg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hogg throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Hogg throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is leaning against Hogg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hogg is breathing heavily.
Takahashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Hogg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
Hogg prevents Takahashi from breaking the clinch.
Takahashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Hogg misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Hogg blocks the low kick.
Takahashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ethelbart Takahashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Takahashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hogg's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg tried to score with a low kick but Takahashi checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hogg.
Takahashi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hogg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ethelbart Takahashi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Takahashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Takahashi's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hogg is looking to stand up but Takahashi won't let him.
Takahashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hogg gets to his feet - Takahashi follows without any prompting.
Takahashi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hogg on the side of the head.
Hogg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hogg dives in for a single leg takedown but Takahashi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hogg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogg misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hogg.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Takahashi avoids the damage to the body.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but Hogg is controlling the position.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
Hogg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike.
Takahashi blocks an elbow strike.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
Takahashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogg presses Takahashi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogg.
Takahashi gets through Hogg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to work over Hogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takahashi tries to circle away but Hogg has him pinned against the cage.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Takahashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogg's elbow.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Hogg avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogg.
Hogg blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Hogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Hogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takahashi is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hogg.
Takahashi managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi pushes Hogg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Takahashi avoids the damage to the body.
Takahashi managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Takahashi is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
Hogg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hogg can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jefferson Davis Hogg.
I think Hogg 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Davis Hogg!
A victorious Jefferson Davis Hogg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SURF RIDER!!! by The lively ones!. Oliveira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Arise . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira 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.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliveira, right into the meat.
Donk. Mir catches Oliveira right on the button with a cross.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliveira is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Oliveira circles away and we're back to standing.
Mir throws a lazy head kick
and Oliveira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oliveira avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
It looks like Frankestein Mir has been cut.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Mir controls the action.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Oliveira lands an uppercut that drops Mir! Oliveira follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Mir is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee asks Oliveira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Oliveira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Oliveira tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Oliveira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mir's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Ernesto Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mir lands a two punch combo.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliveira to the mat! Oliveira manages to get full guard.
Oliveira pulls Mir in close to prevent any damage.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.
Mir trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mir manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira is proving a slippery customer.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ernesto Oliveira.
Mir misses with a double jab
and Oliveira counters by clinching up.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir tries to score a body lock takedown but Oliveira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
A short uppercut from Oliveira.
Mir pushes off an throws an elbow but Oliveira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oliveira floors Mir with a big punch on the inside! Mir is trying to recover but Oliveira dives into side control.
Oh Mir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir regains half guard.
Mir is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Oliveira wants to stand up but Mir has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mir tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to stand and escape but Mir is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ernesto Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mir slips a jab from Oliveira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir thuds his shin into the meat of Oliveira's side.
Mir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mir working the head with strikes.
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankestein Mir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir fails with the takedown.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Mir tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.
Mir has his foot on Oliveira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oliveira works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Mir is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ernesto Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow Mir down.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Mir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir checks a leg kick nicely.
Ernesto Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Mir misses
and Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mir throws an elbow that misses.
Oliveira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir.
Mir is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Mir controls his hands.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ernesto Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mir wants a takedown.
Mir has Oliveira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Oliveira tumbling to the mat - Mir dives into Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira pulls Mir in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Oliveira trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mir preventing the sweep.
Ernesto Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oliveira moves into range and clinches up with Mir.
Oliveira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Mir controls his hands.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira pushes Mir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oliveira avoids it.
Mir blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Oliveira pushes Mir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mir to his knees! Oliveira keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
Ernesto Oliveira is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ernesto Oliveira 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros has chosen 卍 卍 卍 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katsaros lands with a right hand.
Katsaros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Katsaros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katsaros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katsaros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katsaros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katsaros misses with a two punch combination.
Hearts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Katsaros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Hearts slips a jab from Katsaros.
Katsaros fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hearts is out of range.
Katsaros loads up on a big right hand but Hearts slips the punch.
Katsaros looks for the body kick but Hearts saw that one coming.
Katsaros digs a good hook to Hearts's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Katsaros. That snapped Hearts's head back.
Hearts throws a leg kick which misses Katsaros's front leg but catches the back leg as Katsaros tries to avoid it.
Katsaros tests Hearts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearts.
Hearts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katsaros 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.
Katsaros lands with a right hand.
Katsaros has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Katsaros takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hearts is looking to chop away at Katsaros's legs.
Hearts has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Hearts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katsaros lands with a kick to the ribs.
Katsaros swats away the attempt to clinch by Hearts.
Katsaros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Katsaros swinging wildly here.
Katsaros motions for Hearts to come forward. Katsaros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katsaros's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hearts under the eye.
A clash of legs there as Hearts blocks the low kick.
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Katsaros saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros throws a sloppy head kick and Hearts moves out of range easily.
Katsaros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hearts, as that shot connected.
Katsaros lands the left hand.
Hearts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hearts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katsaros is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Katsaros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hearts.
Hearts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonidas Katsaros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hearts swings for the body but Katsaros moves out of range.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsaros.
Katsaros pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hearts is out of range and Katsaros settles back down.
A head kick misses from Katsaros.
Hearts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Katsaros misses with a shot to the body
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Katsaros won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Katsaros tries to improve position but can't.
Hearts advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros is working to get back to half guard.
Hearts is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hearts lands a couple of good shots and Katsaros has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts lands punches and elbows.
Hearts trying to control momentarily.
Katsaros covering up well under a series of strikes from Hearts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts punches Katsaros on the ear.
Katsaros looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hearts missing with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hearts's guard. Nice work there by Katsaros.
Katsaros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonidas Katsaros will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Katsaros avoids a kick to the body.
Katsaros misses with a two punch combination.
Hearts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hearts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Katsaros walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hearts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonidas Katsaros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Katsaros.
Hearts throws a low kick, looking for Katsaros's leg but Katsaros calmly moves out of range.
Hearts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katsaros scores with a jab to the body.
Hearts looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsaros is just out of range.
Katsaros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsaros takes a swing at Hearts's ribcage but misses.
Katsaros lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsaros looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range.
Hearts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsaros.
Katsaros throws the kick towards the body but Hearts avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hearts takes a step back to recover.
Katsaros misses with a wild combination.
Hearts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Katsaros. Katsaros obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Katsaros misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Katsaros.
Hearts staying out of range there.
Katsaros misses with a hook.
Hearts drops his hands momentarily and Katsaros takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Katsaros takes a swing at Hearts's ribcage but misses.
Katsaros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Katsaros misses.
Katsaros misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hearts throws a strike aimed at the side of Katsaros's head but Katsaros avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hearts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katsaros does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hearts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katsaros controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts not doing much here.
Katsaros tries to get to full guard but Hearts has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hearts throwing shots but Katsaros is blocking nicely.
Hearts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hearts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Katsaros wants to control but Hearts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hearts looks to land a strike but Katsaros avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hearts trying to control but Katsaros is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts looking to pass the guard.
Hearts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Katsaros has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Katsaros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonidas Katsaros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Katsaros moves away from the strike by Hearts.
Katsaros explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leonidas Katsaros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katsaros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hearts shoots in but no luck this time.
Katsaros keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Katsaros takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katsaros misses with a low kick as Hearts jumps back.
Katsaros tries to work over Hearts's front leg with a kick but Hearts checks it.
Katsaros lands a glancing blow to the side of Hearts's head.
Katsaros scores with the left hand. Hearts knows he should have avoided that one.
Katsaros lands with a right hand.
Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katsaros.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsaros keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Katsaros.
Hearts misses with a looping right.
Katsaros takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Katsaros throws a series of punches but Hearts avoids them all with ease.
Katsaros misses the body punch
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hearts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katsaros does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hearts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hearts throws a strike but Katsaros avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Katsaros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsaros working a defensive guard but Hearts passes into half guard.
Hearts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hearts connects with a nice short shot to Katsaros's temple.
Hearts trying to mount his opponent but Katsaros defends it.
Hearts passes to side control.
Katsaros regains half guard.
Katsaros moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hearts is working Katsaros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hearts.
Katsaros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hearts passes Katsaros's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Katsaros is refusing to be controlled, as Hearts sits in half guard.
Katsaros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Katsaros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Katsaros is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hearts is keen to just control but Katsaros is a slippery customer.
Hearts throwing shots but Katsaros is blocking nicely.
Katsaros tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hearts has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Katsaros can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, jab by Katsaros - just one landing.
A clash of legs there as Hearts blocks the low kick.
Katsaros throws a head kick but Hearts moves out of range.
Katsaros throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hearts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hearts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Katsaros's head.
Katsaros controls Hearts momentarily but Hearts frees himself.
Hearts is in close to Katsaros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsaros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hearts wants to pass the guard but Katsaros is keeping the position.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Katsaros keeps moving.
Hearts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts cracks Katsaros with a solid left hand.
Katsaros keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Katsaros is pulling down on Hearts's head. It's preventing any offense from Hearts, at least for the moment.
Hearts postures up and lands a big shot to Katsaros's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hearts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Katsaros keeps moving.
Hearts 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.
Hearts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros looking to control.
Katsaros is pulling down on Hearts's head to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leonidas Katsaros hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hearts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Katsaros. Katsaros obviously looking to wear him down.
Katsaros fails to land with a series of punches.
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hearts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hearts lands with a punch from half guard.
Katsaros tries to get to full guard but Hearts has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros gets full guard.
Hearts landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsaros managing to control the position.
Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts had his way with Leonidas Katsaros in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Katsaros takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Katsaros avoids the body shot from Hearts.
A head kick from Katsaros lands but Hearts takes it in his stride.
Hearts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hearts is looking to wear down Katsaros with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hearts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Katsaros manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hearts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Katsaros defending well though.
Katsaros tries to roll over but Hearts keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts is keen to just control but Katsaros is a slippery customer.
Katsaros moves into full guard.
Hearts looking to pass the guard.
Hearts throwing strikes from guard but Katsaros blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hearts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Katsaros is retaining full guard.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Hearts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Katsaros wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Katsaros trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hearts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Katsaros is pulling down on Hearts's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonidas Katsaros was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A slow jab from Katsaros misses its intended target.
Katsaros lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Katsaros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katsaros.
Katsaros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hearts circles away quickly and effectively.
Katsaros misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Katsaros.
Nice uppercut there from Katsaros.
A swing and a miss from Katsaros.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katsaros lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hearts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hearts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katsaros misses with a kick to the body.
Hearts slips a jab from Katsaros.
Katsaros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katsaros slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hearts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Katsaros did well to prevent Hearts getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hearts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hearts is looking to stall here but Katsaros recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leonidas Katsaros.
I think Katsaros 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... A J Hearts!
A J Hearts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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