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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 4208 p4p, 225 weight class) and Xix Zyx (ranked 5872 p4p, 264 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zyx's choice of entrance music: Welcome to Hell. Xix Zyx will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xix Zyx!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau drives through with a takedown into Zyx's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zyx looking to control.
Nouveau seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nouveau wants to control from the top but Zyx keeps moving.
Nouveau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zyx looking to control.
Nouveau wants to stand but Zyx has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nouveau trying to control the position from guard on top but Zyx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zyx looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nouveau is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xix Zyx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nouveau darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zyx defends it well.
Nouveau perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nouveau prevents Zyx from improving his position.
Zyx is looking to escape.
Nouveau is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nouveau seems to be looking for submissions.
Nouveau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zyx tries to roll over but Nouveau keeps him under control.
Nouveau looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nouveau in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Zyx tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nouveau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theodore Nouveau!
Xix Zyx spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you eceryone i shall return. !!! DROP THE MIC'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow (ranked 23579 p4p, 563 weight class) and Tim Drive (ranked 23340 p4p, 573 weight class). Marowadoigowiegow comes to the cage accompanied by Sabine Kors- Dagestan. Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marowadoigowiegow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drive throws a body punch but Marowadoigowiegow moves out of range.
Marowadoigowiegow has Drive up against the cage in a clinch.
Drive misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drive blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Drive on the inside.
Marowadoigowiegow digs a right hand underneath Drive's ribcage. Drive let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drive lands a hook that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
Marowadoigowiegow takes a shot to the head.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a head punch that misses.
Drive lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marowadoigowiegow tries a body shot but Drive blocks it.
Drive lands a left hand.
Drive gets underhooks to prevent Marowadoigowiegow's takedown attempt.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with some punches.
Drive lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marowadoigowiegow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drive lands a nice uppercut.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow tries to work over Drive's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drive dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marowadoigowiegow looking for a takedown.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a punch to the body.
Drive lands a nice uppercut.
Drive works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drive pushes Marowadoigowiegow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drive lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Drive.
Drive lands a right hand.
Drive lands an elbow inside that Marowadoigowiegow shrugs off.
Marowadoigowiegow is rocked!
Drive lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
Oh Marowadoigowiegow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drive lands a body punch.
Marowadoigowiegow is breathing heavily.
Drive lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marowadoigowiegow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drive prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drive lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drive lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Drive.
Drive lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive lands an uppercut.
Drive cracks Marowadoigowiegow with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Drive.
A shot in the inside from Drive.
Drive lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
Drive just leaning against Marowadoigowiegow, taking a breather.
Drive lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
Marowadoigowiegow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drive lands a nice uppercut.
Drive lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marowadoigowiegow backwards.
Drive lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marowadoigowiegow or not.
Drive throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drive lands an elbow inside.
Drive lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drive stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Drive.
Drive unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Marowadoigowiegow! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Drive is unloading with more strikes now! Marowadoigowiegow drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Drive!
Tim Drive thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow had this to say: 'Opponent to strong. Sorry fans. I back in future.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Ferguson (ranked 3433 p4p, 385 weight class) and Scott Stiles (ranked 6179 p4p, 524 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Juanito Ferguson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Juanito Ferguson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juanito Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Stiles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiles lands a jab to the head.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferguson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferguson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferguson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferguson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stiles misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Stiles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stiles won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiles is trying to improve his position.
Ferguson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stiles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ferguson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ferguson tries for a kimura but Stiles is defending well.
Stiles misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ferguson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stiles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ferguson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ferguson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stiles gets back to half guard.
Stiles tries to get to full guard but Ferguson has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stiles manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ferguson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stiles looking to control.
Ferguson preventing the sweep.
Ferguson trying to move into half guard but instead Stiles has managed to sweep!
Stiles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stiles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stiles looking to sit in guard and control but Ferguson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stiles controls Ferguson momentarily but Ferguson frees himself.
Stiles seems keen to control Ferguson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson pushes down on Stiles's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stiles regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stiles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferguson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is pushing down on Stiles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stiles is fighting to maintain full guard but Ferguson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ferguson wants to free his trapped foot but Stiles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stiles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've been hearing that Ferguson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stiles is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stiles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferguson defends it easily.
Ferguson advances position into side control!
Stiles struggling a bit here.
Stiles manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stiles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stiles.
Stiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juanito Ferguson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stiles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stiles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stiles darts in looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets double underhooks and turns Stiles into the cage.
Juanito Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Stiles.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Stiles.
Ferguson feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Stiles. Stiles gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stiles sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiles shoots in looking for a takedown but Ferguson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stiles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stiles pushes Ferguson away with a front kick.
Stiles lands a really nice looking cross but Ferguson seems unphased.
Stiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferguson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stiles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferguson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferguson feinted with a counter takedown.
Stiles is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Ferguson gets a takedown into half guard.
Stiles is trying to maintain the position but Ferguson is very close to passing his half guard.
Stiles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferguson advances position into side control!
Stiles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stiles manages to get back to half guard.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stiles can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to pass to full mount but Stiles defends it.
Stiles trying to control here.
Ferguson trying to mount his opponent but Stiles defends it.
Stiles is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ferguson is tapping! Great win for Stiles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scott Stiles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Thompson (ranked 1522 p4p, 211 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 3247 p4p, 372 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dokov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dokov darts in looking for a takedown but Thompson gets double underhooks and turns Dokov into the cage.
Kane Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Thompson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dokov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Dokov walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Dokov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dokov moves into the clinch.
Dokov misses with a punch to the body.
Dokov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Dokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dokov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook but Dokov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks Dokov with an uppercut!
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dokov looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dokov shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Dokov scores with a three punch combo!
Thompson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dokov on the side of the head.
Kane Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dokov forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to Thompson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Dokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Dokov tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dokov looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dokov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov fails to pull guard.
Kane Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
Dokov breaks from the clinch.
Thompson lands with a nice combination. Dokov backs away looking to recover.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Dokov staying out of range there.
Thompson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dokov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Dokov is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Thompson.
Dokov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dokov tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Dokov back against the cage.
Dokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Dokov breaks the clinch.
Dokov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dokov's head.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Dokov has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dokov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Dokov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dokov rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Dokov misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Dokov to work.
Dokov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dokov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Dokov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dokov.
Kane Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson scores with a head kick. Dokov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a straight right. Dokov didn't see that one coming.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Dokov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Dokov walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dokov blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Thompson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dokov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Dokov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Dokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Dokov breaks from the clinch.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson works Dokov's body with a nice hook.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dokov shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Dokov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dokov tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Dokov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Thompson throws a big counter combination but Dokov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dokov's head.
Dokov tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Dokov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dokov is looking for the big counter here.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Dokov tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dokov tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dokov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dokov manages to break the clinch.
Doko Dokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Dokov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dokov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson scores with a head kick. Dokov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dokov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dokov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson digs a good hook to Dokov's body.
Dokov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Dokov.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dokov ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Thompson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
Thompson scores with a nice strike.
Dokov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dokov in his tracks.
Dokov is rocked!
Dokov takes one to the side of the head.
Dokov is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dokov.
Thompson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dokov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Thompson follows Dokov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 1898 p4p, 215 weight class) and Kilo Maluga (ranked 2277 p4p, 255 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kilo Maluga was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alyoshin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alyoshin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Maluga looks to land a left hand but Alyoshin moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alyoshin. Maluga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maluga misses with a hook
and Alyoshin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maluga, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Maluga.
Maluga takes a swing at Alyoshin's ribcage but misses.
Alyoshin throws a counter high kick but Maluga was just alert enough to avoid it.
Alyoshin staying out of range there.
Alyoshin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alyoshin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alyoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maluga moves away.
It seemed like Maluga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maluga cracks Alyoshin with an open hand slap.
It looks like Grant Alyoshin has been cut.
Maluga misses with a hook
and Alyoshin counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alyoshin scores with a punch to the head.
Alyoshin thuds his shin into the meat of Maluga's side.
Some wild striking there from Alyoshin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maluga is able to avoid easily.
Maluga lands with a shot to the body.
Alyoshin ducks under a wild hook from Maluga.
Maluga throws a series of punches but Alyoshin avoids them all with ease.
Alyoshin is looking to land body kicks.
Maluga misses the shot to the body.
Maluga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alyoshin, right into the meat.
Maluga misses with an uppercut. Alyoshin saw that one coming.
Maluga takes a swing at Alyoshin's ribcage but misses.
Alyoshin is looking to counter punch.
Kilo Maluga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maluga looks to land a left hand but Alyoshin moved out of range nicely.
Alyoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maluga manages to avoid it.
Alyoshin takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga throws a poor cross that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Maluga.
Maluga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maluga works the jab nicely.
Maluga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alyoshin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maluga misses the jab.
Maluga throws a right hand that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maluga throws a poor cross that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a body kick.
Alyoshin tried to score with a low kick but Maluga checks it.
Maluga throws out a loose jab but Alyoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga misses with an uppercut
and Alyoshin counters with a solid body kick.
Alyoshin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alyoshin misses with a head kick.
Maluga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Alyoshin.
That has opened up Kilo Maluga's cut even more.
Alyoshin pushes Maluga away with a front kick.
Maluga looks winded!
Maluga scores with the left hand. Alyoshin knows he should have avoided that one.
Alyoshin connects with a nice looking jab.
Maluga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maluga misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Alyoshin misses the target.
Maluga misses with an uppercut.
Maluga lunges at Alyoshin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alyoshin's hand.
Alyoshin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maluga throws out the jab.
Alyoshin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maluga throws a hook but Alyoshin avoids it easily.
Alyoshin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maluga misses with a hook. Alyoshin ducked under it nicely.
Alyoshin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alyoshin lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga misses with a body shot
and Alyoshin counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin lands a jab to the nose.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
Maluga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maluga throws a lazy uppercut
and Alyoshin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Kilo Maluga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alyoshin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alyoshin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maluga wants to clinch up but Alyoshin keeps it at a distance.
Alyoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maluga.
Alyoshin slips under a jab from Maluga.
Maluga swings widly with a right hand
and Alyoshin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maluga thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alyoshin lands a big right hand that sends Maluga crashing to the mat! Alyoshin stays standing though and waves Maluga back to his feet!
Maluga is rocked!
Maluga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alyoshin can pounce on him.
Alyoshin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maluga is still on wobbly legs! Can Alyoshin finish him?
Kilo Maluga's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kilo Maluga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grant Alyoshin!
Grant Alyoshin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suge Knight (ranked 2548 p4p, 273 weight class) and Axel Aethelwulf (ranked 2761 p4p, 288 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by Compton . Aethelwulf has chosen Me Siento Loco as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Suge Knight has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Suge Knight seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suge Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Aethelwulf!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aethelwulf keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Aethelwulf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aethelwulf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aethelwulf wants to stand but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Knight stays in close to Aethelwulf's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aethelwulf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knight's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knight engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Aethelwulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aethelwulf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight scoring with some ground and pound.
Knight trying to control but Aethelwulf is working from the bottom.
Knight lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing strikes from guard but Aethelwulf blocks nicely.
Knight wants to control from the top but Aethelwulf keeps moving.
Aethelwulf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight throws an elbow that misses. Aethelwulf uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knight's guard. Nice move by Aethelwulf!
Aethelwulf won't allow Knight to sweep him here.
Knight lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aethelwulf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knight controls the pace.
Knight postures up in Aethelwulf's guard and throws a big left but Aethelwulf blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aethelwulf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight trying to control but Aethelwulf is working from the bottom.
Aethelwulf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Aethelwulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aethelwulf is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knight is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aethelwulf keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suge Knight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aethelwulf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Suge Knight has been cut.
Knight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aethelwulf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aethelwulf.
Aethelwulf lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Knight falls backwards - clearly groggy! Aethelwulf dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Aethelwulf!
Axel Aethelwulf decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Suge Knight was interviewed post fight and said 'This muthafucker killed Tupac, imagine what he will do to you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yez Pleez (ranked 1871 p4p, 240 weight class) and Zed Vrienan (ranked 3065 p4p, 352 weight class). Pleez comes to the cage accompanied by Animal i have become. Vrienan has chosen Tango Instrumental 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yez Pleez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zed Vrienan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleez moves into the clinch.
Pleez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pleez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pleez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Zed Vrienan has been cut.
A short uppercut from Pleez.
Pleez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vrienan 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.
Pleez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Pleez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pleez with a knee to the head.
Pleez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vrienan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrienan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pleez backwards.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vrienan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pleez avoiding damage as Vrienan throws knees to the body.
Pleez misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrienan's brow.
Pleez blocks an elbow strike from Vrienan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pleez.
Pleez blocks the elbow strike.
Vrienan missing with knees to the body.
Pleez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pleez lands an uppercut.
Pleez looking to throw knees to the head but Vrienan is blocking nicely.
Pleez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vrienan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pleez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vrienan's defenses.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pleez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pleez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrienan trying to land knees to the body.
Vrienan avoids a wild elbow strike from Pleez.
Pleez lands an uppercut.
Pleez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pleez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrienan takes an elbow to the temple.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but Pleez blocks with his arms.
Pleez throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrienan's brow.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but Pleez blocks with his arms.
Pleez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pleez avoids it.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks with his arms.
Vrienan misses with some punches.
Vrienan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pleez is defending well for now.
Vrienan pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pleez backwards.
Pleez lands an elbow just above Vrienan 's eye.
That has opened up Zed Vrienan's cut even more.
Vrienan lands a shoulder strike.
Vrienan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pleez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Pleez.
Pleez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow.
Vrienan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pleez blocks it with crossed arms.
Pleez throws an elbow that misses.
Pleez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vrienan blocks it with crossed arms.
Pleez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pleez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vrienan avoids the elbow strike from Pleez, against the cage.
Pleez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vrienan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pleez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vrienan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pleez misses with a knee strike.
Pleez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleez throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
Vrienan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pleez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pleez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrienan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pleez blocks it with crossed arms.
Pleez gets through Vrienan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pleez blocks the elbow strike.
Vrienan trying to land knees to the body.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pleez.
Pleez misses with a knee to the head.
Vrienan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pleez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pleez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pleez looking to throw knees to the head but Vrienan is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pleez.
The cut above Zed Vrienan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pleez avoiding damage as Vrienan throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vrienan lands an uppercut.
Pleez working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrienan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pleez's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vrienan blocks it with crossed arms.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleez misses with a knee strike.
Pleez lands a nice elbow.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but Pleez blocks with his arms.
Pleez lands a right hand.
Pleez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pleez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pleez takes a shot to the head.
Pleez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pleez throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Vrienan on the inside.
Pleez misses with a knee strike.
Pleez misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vrienan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vrienan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pleez is defending well for now.
Vrienan tries a knee to the head but Pleez blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrienan.
Pleez lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yez Pleez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zed Vrienan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pleez moves into the clinch.
Vrienan avoids a wild elbow strike from Pleez.
A knee to the head by Pleez.
Pleez blocking some punches.
Vrienan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pleez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vrienan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vrienan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pleez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yez Pleez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.
Pleez misses with an elbow strike.
Pleez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pleez.
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Pleez in his tracks for a moment.
Vrienan dodges an elbow strike from Pleez.
Vrienan blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pleez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pleez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Pleez throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrienan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pleez.
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vrienan obliges.
Pleez throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrienan dodges an elbow strike from Pleez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrienan.
It looks like Yez Pleez has been cut.
Pleez throws an elbow that misses.
Vrienan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pleez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vrienan's face.
Zed Vrienan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pleez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pleez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrienan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside that Pleez shrugs off.
Vrienan trying to land knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a good knee to the midsection. Pleez won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrienan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Pleez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vrienan can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleez throws an elbow that misses.
Vrienan scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrienan.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrienan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pleez is defending well for now.
Pleez lands an elbow that stopped Vrienan in his tracks for a moment.
Vrienan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrienan's brow.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it misses.
Pleez connects with a knee to the head.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Vrienan lands with a short shot to the head.
Vrienan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleez misses with a knee strike.
Vrienan missing with knees to the body.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks it.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vrienan avoids a wild elbow strike from Pleez.
Vrienan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pleez working aggressively here.
Pleez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pleez takes an elbow to the temple.
Vrienan blocks the elbow strike.
Pleez lands with a left to the head.
Vrienan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleez.
Pleez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrienan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan throws an elbow that misses.
Vrienan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Pleez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Vrienan lands a knee to the head.
Vrienan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pleez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrienan's brow.
Vrienan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vrienan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vrienan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vrienan.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside.
Pleez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Vrienan.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pleez.
Pleez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pleez dodges an elbow strike from Vrienan.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vrienan tries a knee to the head but Pleez blocks it.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Nice elbow from Pleez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pleez throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zed Vrienan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pleez tries to clinch up but Vrienan circles away and keeps his distance.
Vrienan throws a counter combo.
Pleez tries to clinch but Vrienan moves out of range.
Vrienan swats away the attempt to clinch by Pleez.
Vrienan throws a counter combo.
Pleez tries to clinch but Vrienan is having none of it.
Vrienan throws a counter combo.
Vrienan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pleez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vrienan throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleez wants to clinch up but Vrienan keeps it at a distance.
Pleez rushes Vrienan and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrienan crunches a lovely knee into Pleez's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrienan lands a good knee to the midsection. Pleez won't want to take too many of those.
Pleez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
Vrienan scores with a shoulder strike.
Pleez avoids the elbow strike from Vrienan, against the cage.
Pleez misses with some punches.
Vrienan blocks an uppercut.
Vrienan working Pleez over with knees to the body.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks with his arms.
Vrienan scores a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Pleez in his tracks for a moment.
Pleez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vrienan lands a right hand.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands a right hand.
Vrienan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vrienan tries a knee to the head but Pleez blocks it.
Pleez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pleez avoiding damage as Vrienan throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrienan throws an elbow but misses.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pleez avoids it.
Vrienan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pleez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
Pleez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pleez lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vrienan.
Pleez pushes Vrienan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pleez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pleez dodges an elbow strike from Vrienan.
Pleez blocks the elbow strike.
Vrienan crunches a lovely knee into Pleez's ribcage.
Pleez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pleez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pleez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pleez pushes Vrienan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrienan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vrienan throws an elbow that misses.
Pleez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrienan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vrienan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vrienan dodges an elbow strike from Pleez.
Pleez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrienan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vrienan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vrienan avoids the elbow strike from Pleez, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pleez throws an elbow but misses.
Pleez misses with a knee to the head.
Pleez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrienan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vrienan throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrienan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a knee to the body.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
Pleez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pleez blocks an elbow strike.
Vrienan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrienan scores with a knee to the head.
Pleez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vrienan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pleez lands a nice elbow.
Pleez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vrienan backwards.
Pleez scores with a shot to the side of Vrienan's head.
Pleez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Pleez throws an elbow that misses.
Vrienan misses with a knee to the head.
Vrienan avoids the elbow strike from Pleez, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zed Vrienan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vrienan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zed Vrienan!
Zed Vrienan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 1476 p4p, 154 weight class) and Gustav Ahr (ranked 1050 p4p, 111 weight class). Ludwig Mandrill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Ahr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandrill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahr as he avoids it easily.
Ahr lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ahr.
As Ahr tries to get set, Mandrill tries to push him back and clinch up but Ahr manages to avoid the attempt.
Ahr misses with a right hand
enabling Mandrill to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mandrill moves away.
Mandrill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been hearing reports that Mandrill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ahr misses with a looping left.
Mandrill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahr.
Mandrill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandrill misses the target.
Ahr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ahr misses with a body shot.
Ahr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ahr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandrill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Ahr misses.
Mandrill appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Ahr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahr misses with an uppercut
and Mandrill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ahr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr ducks under a wild hook from Mandrill.
Ahr lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mandrill rather than just go for the knockout.
Ahr misses the shot to the body.
Ahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Ahr.
Ahr misses with an uppercut
and Mandrill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mandrill.
Mandrill wants to pass the guard but Ahr is keeping the position.
Ahr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mandrill won't allow Ahr to sweep him here.
Mandrill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ahr looking to control.
Ahr striking off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ahr looking for a sweep. Not yet Ahr, not yet.
Ahr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mandrill postures up in Ahr's guard and throws a big left but Ahr blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandrill postures up in Ahr's guard and throws a big left but Ahr blocks it.
Mandrill lands a couple of elbows.
Ahr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mandrill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ahr striking off his back but it's not causing Mandrill any problems.
Ahr wants to improve his position but instead Mandrill has moved into half guard.
Mandrill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mandrill stops Ahr from getting back to his feet.
Mandrill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mandrill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ahr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mandrill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ahr trying to hold on to Mandrill's head to control him but Mandrill postures up.
Ahr is looking to get back to full guard here but Mandrill has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ahr is trying to improve his position.
Ahr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mandrill's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ahr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mandrill's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mandrill's back!
Mandrill can't escape the position.
Mandrill is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill tries to escape but Ahr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mandrill trying to control the hands but Ahr breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Mandrill's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ahr misses with an elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Mandrill's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ahr thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Ahr controlling well, preventing Mandrill from escaping the position.
Ahr lands shots from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandrill is keeping busy.
Ahr is hanging on to Mandrill's back as he tries to escape.
Even with his hooks in, Ahr manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Mandrill staying busy and making it hard for Ahr to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustav Ahr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mandrill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahr. Mandrill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandrill digs a good hook to Ahr's body.
Gustav Ahr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandrill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahr misses with a right hand
and Mandrill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ahr pushes Mandrill off and gets back to his feet.
Mandrill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ahr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandrill loads up on a big right hand but Ahr slips the punch.
Ahr tries to sprawl but Mandrill drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mandrill is looking to advance position but Ahr won't allow it.
Ahr trying to control from the bottom.
Ahr works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill trying to control but Ahr is working from the bottom.
Ahr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mandrill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ahr controls Mandrill momentarily but Mandrill frees himself.
Ahr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mandrill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mandrill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ahr's head.
Ahr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mandrill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahr wants to get back to his feet but Mandrill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mandrill stands up over Ahr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandrill trying to control but Ahr is working from the bottom.
Mandrill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mandrill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ahr manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mandrill gets through Ahr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill swings for the body but Ahr moves out of range.
Ahr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandrill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ahr thinking.
Ahr throws the left hand but Mandrill avoids the punch easily.
Ahr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ahr misses with a double jab.
Ahr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandrill appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ahr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandrill was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahr.
Mandrill tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ahr manages to circle out of the way.
Ahr ducks right into an uppercut from Mandrill.
Ahr swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Mandrill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ahr wants to sweep here but Mandrill controlling him for the moment.
Mandrill 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.
Mandrill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mandrill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandrill trying to control but Ahr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mandrill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ahr's head.
Mandrill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mandrill stands up over Ahr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ahr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mandrill manages to get himself to full guard.
Ahr throws a big right hand that misses.
Mandrill controls Ahr momentarily but Ahr frees himself.
Mandrill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mandrill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ahr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Mandrill dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mandrill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahr.
Ahr misses with a hook.
Mandrill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mandrill avoids the body shot from Ahr.
Ahr throws a lazy right hand but Mandrill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandrill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ahr needs to keep his hands up - Mandrill had a free shot at his head there.
Ahr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ahr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ludwig Mandrill has been cut.
Ahr throws a looping overhand right but Mandrill ducks down to avoid it.
Ahr throws a lazy right hand but Mandrill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandrill defending well as Ahr loads up on a big left hand.
Mandrill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ahr misses with a body punch
and Mandrill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mandrill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandrill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ahr is staying active underneath Mandrill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill prevents Ahr from improving his position.
Mandrill drops an elbow to the side of Ahr's head.
Ahr is rocked!
Mandrill keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mandrill drops an elbow to the side of Ahr's head.
Ahr is still in real trouble! Can Mandrill finish him?
Mandrill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mandrill lands with a punch from half guard.
Mandrill is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ahr defends it well.
Mandrill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mandrill scores with a big shot! Ahr's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ahr! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludwig Mandrill!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 407 p4p, 55 weight class) and Luther Jackson (ranked 645 p4p, 91 weight class). De Bois's entrance music is Brad Fiedel - Terminator. A fine choice. 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bois shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
De Bois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Bois moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson pushes De Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. De Bois has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Bois looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Bois is just out of range.
De Bois shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Bois gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Bois takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Bois moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson cracks De Bois with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. De Bois takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson thuds a left hand into De Bois's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Bois.
Luther Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Bois.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Bois.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Bois.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Bois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but De Bois slips the punch.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends De Bois's belly button to the back.
De Bois slips under a jab from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Bois on the side of the head.
De Bois shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Bois rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Bois takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
De Bois is looking to counter punch.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Bois was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks De Bois with an uppercut!
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook. De Bois ducked under it nicely.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Bois avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent De Bois's takedown attempt.
De Bois goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson stuns De Bois with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Bois moves away.
De Bois appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson throws a jab when De Bois was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as De Bois shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
De Bois ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
De Bois attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but De Bois is out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch but De Bois is avoiding it.
De Bois appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Bois was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Bois counters with a right hand to the body.
De Bois looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by De Bois and move into the clinch position.
De Bois throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks De Bois with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to clinch up but De Bois circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Bois closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. De Bois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson is leaning against De Bois and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging De Bois to the mat.
De Bois avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Bois is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Bois postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and De Bois counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from De Bois there.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Bois is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
De Bois controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Bois looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but De Bois pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Bois landing with the ground and pound.
De Bois is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Bois can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
Jackson has his foot on De Bois's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Bois works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
De Bois is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
De Bois with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Bois defends well.
De Bois working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
De Bois postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Bois content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Bois gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jambe De Bois overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Bois trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but De Bois pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson working for a triangle but De Bois defends it easily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Bois working some strikes from top position.
Jackson has his foot on De Bois's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Bois works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Bois looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Bois looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Bois uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but De Bois bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
De Bois is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois fails with the takedown.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on De Bois's shoulder, as De Bois tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. De Bois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson misses with a hook
and De Bois counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends De Bois's belly button to the back.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws a body punch but De Bois moves out of range.
De Bois swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Bois throws a body shot but no joy.
De Bois takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
De Bois feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as De Bois shoots in.
De Bois takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Bois moves out of range of the strikes.
De Bois shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but De Bois keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luther Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Bois ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Bois dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson clobbers De Bois with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson leaves De Bois with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but De Bois uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Bois misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but De Bois slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a nice cross.
De Bois ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Bois takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Bois got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Bois has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Bois trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but De Bois is defending well.
De Bois on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Bois tries to get out of the position.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
De Bois is trying to control but can't.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but De Bois is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Jackson!
After the big win, Luther Jackson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Clothing Co. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Jambe De Bois stepped up to the mic, saying 'I ll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Barbarian (ranked 152 p4p, 20 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 570 p4p, 75 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor The Barbarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Barbarian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Svensson misses with an uppercut.
The Barbarian throws an off balance right hand
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
The Barbarian throws a sloppy body shot
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson misses the body punch
and The Barbarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Conor The Barbarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but The Barbarian moved out of range nicely.
It looked like The Barbarian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Svensson avoids the body shot from The Barbarian.
Svensson throws out a counter right but The Barbarian avoids it with no problem.
Svensson cracks The Barbarian with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svensson thinking.
The Barbarian avoids the body shot from Svensson.
The Barbarian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Barbarian misses with a wild body shot.
The Barbarian misses with a body punch
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
The Barbarian misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
Svensson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
The Barbarian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson wants to counter the offense by The Barbarian and move into the clinch position.
Svensson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Barbarian throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Svensson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Barbarian throws a poor cross that misses
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
The Barbarian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
The Barbarian loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
A shot to the body from The Barbarian misses
and The Barbarian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to clinch there but The Barbarian circles away.
The Barbarian throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
The Barbarian is looking to wear down Svensson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Svensson throws a body punch but The Barbarian moves out of range.
The Barbarian is looking to counter punch.
The Barbarian misses with a lunging right hand
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Barbarian is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The Barbarian throws a body shot but no joy.
The Barbarian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Barbarian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Barbarian throws a poor cross that misses
and Svensson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from The Barbarian misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether The Barbarian might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Barbarian misses with a lunging right hand
and Svensson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Svensson is looking to clinch but The Barbarian is avoiding it.
Svensson throws a hook but The Barbarian blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Barbarian lands a body shot.
A big right from The Barbarian misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Barbarian throws out the jab.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Barbarian swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Barbarian dips to his left and cracks Svensson with an uppercut!
The Barbarian slips a straight right by Svensson.
The Barbarian misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
The Barbarian slips under a jab.
The Barbarian loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Svensson throws out a counter right but The Barbarian avoids it with no problem.
The Barbarian works over Svensson's head and body with a nice combination.
Svensson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Barbarian throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on The Barbarian's shoulder, as The Barbarian tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Barbarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Barbarian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Barbarian connects with a crisp jab.
Svensson is rocked!
Sven Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson tries to get into range but The Barbarian steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Svensson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! The Barbarian scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Conor The Barbarian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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