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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 624 p4p, 80 weight class) and Johannes Brahms (ranked 643 p4p, 84 weight class). Brahms is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 40 : 1 - Sabaton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
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169 cm
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154 lbs
15 - 6 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 3, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has Brahms up against the cage in a clinch.
Brahms lands an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brahms's elbow.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brahms blocks an uppercut.
Brahms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Brahms's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Brahms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rushes Brahms and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scoring well with a low kick there.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brahms dodges the punch combination from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Brahms changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brahms tries to move into range but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a kick to the body
and Brahms counters with a good low kick that Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was not able to check.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a body kick
and Brahms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brahms connects with a solid leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to clinch.
Brahms appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brahms scoring well with a low kick there.
Brahms blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms throws a leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brahms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Brahms tries a quick counter leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is wise to it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brahms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can pounce on him.
Brahms avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Brahms takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brahms dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a one two! Brahms had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to chop away at Brahms's legs.
Brahms is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook but Brahms avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch there but Brahms circles away.
Brahms misses with a body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings for the body but Brahms moves out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backing away here, and Brahms unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop forces Brahms back against the cage and clinches.
Brahms pushes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a right hand but Brahms moved out of range.
Brahms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out the jab.
Brahms takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brahms checks the leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brahms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brahms blocks a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch there but Brahms circles away.
Brahms feints a counter leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a two punch combo.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to clinch up but Brahms keeps it at a distance.
Brahms swings for the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but Brahms moves out of range easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a nice body kick.
Brahms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A jab from Brahms finds it's way through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a leg kick. Brahms looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brahms takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brahms dodges the punch combination from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrahms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a body kick but Brahms moved away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brahms pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves in looking to clinch but Brahms pushes him off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brahms makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brahms scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brahms avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Brahms doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch up but Brahms circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Brahms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushes Brahms up against the cage in a clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop struggles to land a body shot inside as Brahms controls his hands.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brahms gets tackled into the cage by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brahms misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Brahms controls the action.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brahms scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a leg kick but Brahms saw it coming and moves away.
Brahms is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brahms changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a looping overhand right but Brahms ducks down to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick but Brahms sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brahms can do to turn this around?
Brahms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy right hand but Brahms sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brahms ducks under a wild hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brahms was well out of range. Poor timing from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Brahms scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with the left hand. Brahms knows he should have avoided that one.
Brahms steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. That one must have hurt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that misses
and Brahms counters with a head kick. That will keep Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Brahms shrugs it off though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop 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.
Brahms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Brahms feints the counter takedown.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a good cross that connects.
Brahms checks a leg kick nicely.
Brahms slips a jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brahms! But no joy.
Brahms swings widly with a right hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't seem bothered though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the body punch
and Brahms counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brahms feints and then cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop down.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brahms's head backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brahms is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop delivers a nice body kick.
Brahms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks for the body kick but Brahms saw that one coming.
Brahms appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works over Brahms's head and body with a nice combination.
Brahms shoots in and drives through. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sprawls well.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings widly with a right hand
and Brahms counters with a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to close the distance and clinch but Brahms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brahms with the counter takedown but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick which misses Brahms's front leg but catches the back leg as Brahms tries to avoid it.
Brahms takes one to the chin there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a lunging right hand
and Brahms counters with a head kick that drops Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop to the mat! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is rocked!
Brahms has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brahms shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oh Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brahms working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brahms throws a big elbow that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to have got his legs back now.
Brahms trying to control but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook.
Brahms let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a swing at Brahms's ribcage but misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with the left hand. Brahms knows he should have avoided that one.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a low kick but Brahms avoids it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brahms is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rather than just go for the knockout.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brahms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brahms is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's corner calls for a 1-2. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a low kick as Brahms jumps back.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backing away here, and Brahms unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a head kick.
Brahms feints the counter takedown.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brahms scrambles back to his feet.
Brahms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brahms looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop forces Brahms back against the cage and clinches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Brahms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brahms.
Brahms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brahms.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop prevents the takedown attempt.
Brahms can't get the takedown.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brahms wants to take the fight to the mat but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Brahms.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working Brahms over against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to break the clinch.
Brahms stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a leg kick.
Johannes Brahms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves in looking to clinch but Brahms pushes him off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a really nice looking cross but Brahms seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brahms is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That kick from Brahms tenderised Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leg. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brahms, pushing him back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brahms scores with a shoulder strike.
Brahms is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brahms drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brahms blocking some punches.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bops head.
Brahms can't get the takedown.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
Brahms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Brahms controls the action.
Brahms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brahms has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop after a bit of a struggle.
Brahms prevents a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Brahms's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brahms blocks a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brahms throws a head punch that misses.
Brahms lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Brahms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brahms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brahms.
Brahms misses with a punch on the inside.
Brahms working aggressively here.
Brahms is trying to drag Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop to the mat but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brahms is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
A very excited looking Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 1964 p4p, 243 weight class) and Enzo Perez (ranked 2510 p4p, 307 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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20 - 13 - 2 |
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Voronin letting Perez take a breather here.
Perez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronin works on Perez's body with a couple of short punches.
Perez pushes Voronin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Voronin tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Voronin scores with a shoulder strike.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Perez lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perez tries to pull guard but Voronin won't allow it.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
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!
Perez blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voronin blocks an elbow strike.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Voronin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Perez is trying to maintain a safe position but Voronin gets an underhook and turns Perez into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Voronin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andriy Voronin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Voronin tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Perez effectively controlling the action here.
Perez prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronin.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronin misses the target.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
Perez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Voronin's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin controlling Perez's posture.
Voronin looking for a sweep. Not yet Voronin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voronin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Voronin is pressing down on Perez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perez is holding on for now.
Voronin is looking to stall here but Perez recovers full guard.
Perez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Voronin is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Voronin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
Voronin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Perez is refusing to be controlled, as Voronin sits in half guard.
Voronin is working for a kimura but Perez is defending it quite comfortably.
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 Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
Voronin throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
As Voronin backs off Perez throws a huge counter combo but Voronin manages to avoid it all.
Perez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Voronin's waist but Voronin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perez off to one side.
Perez is looking to clinch but Voronin is avoiding it.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Perez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Voronin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Voronin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronin lands a left hand.
A short right from Perez.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Voronin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez scores with a hook to the body.
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Enzo Perez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voronin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Voronin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Perez stalling in the clinch but Voronin improves position.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voronin up against the cage.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Voronin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perez wants to break free but Voronin has control.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voronin tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Voronin tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Voronin looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Voronin misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Perez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Voronin misses with a leg kick.
Andriy Voronin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronin has closed the distance and engaged Perez in a clinch.
Perez is trying to maintain a safe position but Voronin gets an underhook and turns Perez into the cage.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Voronin as Perez tries to tie him up.
Perez is trying to maintain a safe position but Voronin gets an underhook and turns Perez into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perez blocking some punches.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin lands with a right to the head.
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!
Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.
Perez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perez tries to stall but Voronin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Voronin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voronin throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Voronin misses with a looping left.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Voronin circles away.
Perez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voronin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Perez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A jab from Voronin finds it's way through Perez's defenses.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Voronin pushes him off.
Voronin tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin connects with a leg kick. Perez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Voronin misses with a double jab.
As Voronin backs off Perez throws a huge counter combo but Voronin manages to avoid it all.
Voronin throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Voronin misses with a looping left.
Voronin looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Voronin lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Perez instigates a clinch.
Come on Perez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez blocking some punches.
Voronin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronin controls his hands.
Voronin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez manages to pull guard.
Perez is working an open guard so Voronin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronin's elbow.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
Voronin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Voronin throws a lazy head kick
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Enzo Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Voronin down.
Perez lands a jab to the nose.
Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voronin. Voronin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands a big head kick that sends Perez tumbling to the mat! Voronin takes a step backwards and waves Perez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Perez is rocked!
It looks like Enzo Perez has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voronin.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Voronin finish him?
Andriy Voronin is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voronin moves into the clinch.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Voronin is leaning against Perez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voronin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Voronin lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Perez prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Andriy Voronin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to stall.
Perez pushes Voronin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Voronin lands with a light punch inside.
Voronin lands a shot to the body.
Voronin tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez trying to control the position but instead, Voronin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perez into the cage.
Voronin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Enzo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Voronin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Voronin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Voronin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Voronin!
A victorious Andriy Voronin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karol Mirowski (ranked 936 p4p, 115 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1127 p4p, 137 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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149 lbs
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149 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Mirowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos scores with a hook to the body. Mirowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mirowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Megalos's calf.
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mirowski gets a clinch.
Mirowski blocks a body shot from Megalos.
A short right from Megalos.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirowski's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Mirowski controls the action.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mirowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Megalos breaks the clinch.
Mirowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megalos moves away.
Mirowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Mirowski misses its intended target.
Megalos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirowski.
Megalos tries a head kick but it misses.
Mirowski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirowski swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Mirowski avoids the head kick by Megalos.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mirowski's sensitive parts.
Megalos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mirowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megalos moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirowski lands a right hook to the body.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Megalos - just one landing.
Mirowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Megalos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Megalos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirowski catches Megalos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Megalos lands a lovely overhand right.
Megalos jabs Mirowski right on the nose. Mirowski blinks but takes it well.
Mirowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirowski throws a solid leg kick but Megalos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mirowski.
Mirowski lands an overhand right.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
Megalos moves out of range of the strikes.
Megalos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mirowski misses with a wild body shot.
Mirowski throws out a loose jab but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Megalos lands a leg kick that knocks Mirowski off balance momentarily.
Mirowski misses with a shot to the body
enabling Megalos to counter with a crisp jab.
Mirowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Mirowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos takes the fight into the clinch.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos blocks an elbow strike.
Megalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megalos tries a body shot but Mirowski blocks it.
Megalos throws a head punch that misses.
Megalos presses Mirowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirowski throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
Mirowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Mirowski.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Megalos scores with a shot to the side of Mirowski's head.
Megalos blocking some punches.
Mirowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirowski has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mirowski on the inside.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirowski's elbow.
Megalos dodges an elbow strike from Mirowski.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mirowski pushes Megalos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mirowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Megalos.
Mirowski has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
A short uppercut from Mirowski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Mirowski can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mirowski fails to land.
Megalos lands a right hand.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Megalos presses Mirowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megalos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mirowski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Megalos can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Megalos.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mirowski fails to land.
Mirowski tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Mirowski missing with knees to the body.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirowski's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Mirowski fails to land.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Mirowski has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos pushes Mirowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mirowski tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Megalos.
Megalos throws a lazy body kick
and Mirowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Mirowski connects with a jab.
Megalos throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mirowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Mirowski misses.
Megalos lands a jab.
Mirowski walks into a jab.
Megalos moves out of range as Mirowski strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
Megalos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Megalos clinches up with Mirowski and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Mirowski presses Megalos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mirowski throws a low kick but Megalos avoids it.
Megalos misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos defending well as Mirowski loads up on a big left hand.
Megalos's corner calls for a 1-2. Megalos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A good leg kick by Megalos.
Mirowski has managed to clinch.
Megalos tries a body shot but Mirowski blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mirowski fails to land.
Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Mirowski misses.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirowski.
Megalos tries to clinch but Mirowski moves out of range.
Megalos jabs at Mirowski's body.
Megalos scores with a nice body kick.
Mirowski looks to land a right hand but Megalos moved out of range.
Mirowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mirowski's sensitive parts.
Mirowski throws a body punch but Megalos moves out of range.
Mirowski misses with a leg kick
and Megalos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Mirowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Megalos checks it well.
Mirowski ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a low kick.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Mirowski ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Megalos, right into the meat.
Mirowski tries to work over Megalos's front leg with a kick but Megalos checks it.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
Mirowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mirowski walks into a jab.
Megalos clinches with his opponent.
Mirowski misses with a punch to the body.
Mirowski tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
Mirowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Megalos.
Mirowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Megalos lands a shot to the body.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mirowski has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Mirowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Megalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Megalos presses Mirowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mirowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Megalos blocking some punches.
Mirowski has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos manages to break the clinch.
Megalos cracks the inside of Mirowski's front leg.
Megalos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Megalos throws a good cross that connects.
Megalos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Megalos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Megalos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mirowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Megalos tests Mirowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Megalos jabs Mirowski right on the nose. Mirowski blinks but takes it well.
Mirowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mirowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Megalos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Megalos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirowski.
Megalos lunges at Mirowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mirowski's hand.
Megalos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirowski throws an off balance right hand
and Megalos counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos misses with a looping left.
Megalos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mirowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Megalos throws a big shot that misses.
Megalos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mirowski throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Mirowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mirowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Mirowski misses.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Mirowski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Megalos 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.
Mirowski blocks a leg kick.
Megalos is looking to slow Mirowski down with leg kicks.
Megalos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mirowski lands with a right to the head.
Mirowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megalos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mirowski on the side of the head.
Mirowski with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirowski slips a straight right by Megalos.
Mirowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos lands a nice shot that snaps Mirowski's head back.
Mirowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mirowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirowski cracks the inside of Megalos's front leg.
Mirowski slips under a jab from Megalos.
Mirowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mirowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mirowski misses with an uppercut.
Mirowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mirowski misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Megalos misses
and Mirowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Megalos's knee momentarily.
Mirowski missing with a left hand there. Megalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Megalos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirowski throws a shot from downtown. Megalos moves away and avoids it.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
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!
Mirowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karol Mirowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos works Mirowski's body with a nice hook.
Megalos scoring well with a low kick there.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Mirowski.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Mirowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Mirowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Mirowski is looking to counter punch.
Megalos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mirowski's hands.
Megalos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Megalos staying out of range there.
Megalos closes the distance and pushes Mirowski back into the cage.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos throws a head punch that misses.
Mirowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike.
Mirowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Megalos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirowski.
Megalos pushes Mirowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mirowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirowski's elbow.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
Mirowski working aggressively here.
Megalos misses with the head strike.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Mirowski avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Megalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
Mirowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirowski.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirowski controls his hands.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mirowski lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Mirowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski misses with some punches.
Mirowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos tries a body shot but Mirowski blocks it.
Megalos works on Mirowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Mirowski misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirowski's elbow.
Megalos has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Mirowski has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Mirowski avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirowski's elbow.
Mirowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Megalos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 365 p4p, 53 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 272 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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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
23 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Orlov misses
and Halo counters with a leg kick.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
A counter left hand to the body from Halo misses its target.
Orlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Orlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Orlov throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Halo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Halo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Orlov backs up against the cage.
Orlov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo wants to clinch.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Orlov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orlov jabs Halo right on the nose. Halo blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Halo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick.
Orlov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the cage.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo blocking some punches.
Orlov tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Orlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlov.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Halo tries to work over Orlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo scores with a hook to the body.
Halo blocking some punches.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlov lands with a left to the head.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Orlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlov avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Halo tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Halo.
Orlov tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Orlov back against the cage.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Halo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Orlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Halo lands a good knee to the midsection. Orlov won't want to take too many of those.
Halo crunches a lovely knee into Orlov's ribcage.
Orlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Halo has Orlov pressed against the cage.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orlov is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Halo to work.
Halo controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikhail Orlov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halo.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Crunch! Orlov slams his shin into Halo's torso.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
Crown Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orlov lands a jab to the head.
A left lands for Orlov.
Halo walks into a stiff left hand from Orlov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo slips a straight right by Orlov.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orlov!
Orlov thumps Halo with a low kick.
Orlov scores with the left hand. Halo knows he should have avoided that one.
Orlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Orlov coming out on top.
Orlov throws a sloppy head kick
and Halo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Orlov really felt that one!
Orlov lands a head shot.
Halo cracks a nice hook into Orlov's ribs.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
It looked like Halo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Orlov misses with a low kick.
Orlov looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halo has managed to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Orlov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Halo lands a body punch.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlov avoids the damage to the body.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Halo blocks a body shot from Orlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
Orlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Orlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orlov pushes Halo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Halo is looking to control Orlov's arms but Orlov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halo has his back to the cage.
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Halo.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlov's elbow.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Orlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Orlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
Halo tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Orlov.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Orlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Orlov.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
A left hand lands to the body for Orlov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orlov lands a shot to the body.
Orlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Orlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
A short left from Orlov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Orlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Orlov.
Orlov lands a body shot.
Halo blocking some punches.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orlov cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Orlov scores with a punch to the head.
Orlov fakes the leg kick and cracks Halo in the body.
Orlov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halo punishes Orlov's body with a nice straight punch.
Halo moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Orlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orlov cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Orlov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orlov lands a front kick.
Orlov moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlov.
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!
Orlov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Orlov.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Orlov.
Orlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orlov.
Halo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Halo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Orlov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halo defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Orlov's head but Orlov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Orlov - just one landing.
Orlov connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlov lands a jab.
Halo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Orlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orlov misses with a low kick.
Orlov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halo throws a big counter combination but Orlov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halo tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Orlov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Halo blocks it well.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Orlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Halo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halo throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Orlov tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Orlov's front leg but catches the back leg as Orlov tries to avoid it.
Orlov connects with a body shot.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Halo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
A jab from Orlov finds it's way through Halo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orlov.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orlov jabs Halo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov misses with a body shot
and Halo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Orlov pushes Halo away with a front kick.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
Orlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halo's head.
Halo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Halo avoids the body shot from Orlov.
As Orlov tries to get set, Halo tries to push him back and clinch up but Orlov manages to avoid the attempt.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlov scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo moves forwards but Orlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Orlov.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Orlov.
Orlov scores with a spinning back kick!
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orlov.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo throws a right and a left that Orlov avoids nicely.
Halo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orlov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Orlov lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Orlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 1846 p4p, 230 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 733 p4p, 96 weight class). Wiremu comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. Aloysius Wiremu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Wallace's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace ducks right into an uppercut from Wiremu.
Wiremu motions for Wallace to come forward. Wiremu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wiremu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Wiremu.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wiremu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Wiremu on the inside.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wiremu doesn't seem bothered though.
Wiremu lands a big head kick that sends Wallace tumbling to the mat! Wiremu takes a step backwards and waves Wallace back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wallace is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiremu throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wiremu slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Wiremu moves into range and clinches up with Wallace.
A short uppercut from Wiremu.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a right hand that Wiremu ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiremu also avoids with ease.
Wiremu clinches up against the cage.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Wiremu.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiremu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Wallace.
Wiremu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wallace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiremu thinking.
Wiremu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wiremu throws a combination that misses
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Aloysius Wiremu has been cut.
Wallace blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiremu manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Wiremu misses the shot to the body.
Wiremu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wiremu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Wiremu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiremu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Wiremu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace throws a counter combo.
Wiremu wants to clinch
and Wiremu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiremu moves into the clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Wiremu. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wiremu counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wiremu slips under a jab.
As Wallace looks to move away, Wiremu throws a big counter combo but Wallace just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiremu misses the target.
A head kick by Wiremu misses
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiremu slips a jab from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Wiremu misses the target.
Wiremu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Wallace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wiremu wants to clinch but Wallace slips to the side
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Wallace has knocked Wiremu down with a huge combo! Wallace steps away and waves a wobbly Wiremu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wiremu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Wiremu takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Wallace sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Wiremu bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Wallace!
During a confident post fight interview, William Wallace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 876 p4p, 119 weight class) and Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 743 p4p, 97 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Proudhon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benn Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Proudhon under the eye.
Proudhon misses with the combination.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Proudhon.
Proudhon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benn Jr on the side of the head.
Proudhon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Proudhon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benn Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proudhon was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Proudhon.
Proudhon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Proudhon ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Proudhon lands with a good body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Proudhon ducks down to avoid it.
Proudhon avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Proudhon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Proudhon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Proudhon moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Proudhon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Proudhon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Proudhon avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Proudhon works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon lands a head shot.
Proudhon throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Proudhon misses with a jab to the body
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Proudhon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Proudhon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
It seemed like Proudhon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Proudhon avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Proudhon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benn Jr scores with a head kick. Proudhon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Proudhon moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Proudhon connects with a right hand. Benn Jr shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Proudhon manages to avoid it.
Proudhon connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pierre Joseph Proudhon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benn Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
A jab from Proudhon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Good exchange - Proudhon coming out on top.
Proudhon throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
Proudhon swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A left lands for Proudhon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Benn Jr coming out on top.
Proudhon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooh!!! Proudhon has knocked Benn Jr down with a huge combo! Proudhon steps away and waves a wobbly Benn Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Benn Jr is rocked!
Proudhon drops Benn Jr with a naaaaasty hook - Benn Jr is in real trouble here! Proudhon dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
During a confident post fight interview, Pierre Joseph Proudhon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Kravac (ranked 866 p4p, 130 weight class) and Art Brock (ranked 675 p4p, 101 weight class). Art Brock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kravac digs a good hook to Brock's body.
Kravac 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.
Brock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brock scores with a spinning back kick!
Kravac misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Kravac lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brock doesn't seem phased though.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Kravac moves out of range easily.
Brock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kravac lands a nice hook to Brock's body. Brock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brock scores with the left hand. Kravac knows he should have avoided that one.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravac moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kravac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brock doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kravac.
Brock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kravac blocks a leg kick.
Kravac feinted with a counter takedown.
Brock lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brock scores with a shot to the body.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Brock wants to slow Kravac down by chopping away at his legs.
Kravac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kravac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Brock misses its intended target.
Brock takes one to the side of the head.
Kravac checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brock lands a really nice looking cross but Kravac seems unphased.
It looks like Samuel Kravac has been cut.
Kravac throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock missing with a left hand there. Kravac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brock misses with a low kick.
Kravac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kravac misses with a hook
and Brock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock clinches with his opponent.
Kravac tries to pull guard but Brock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kravac backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kravac up against the cage.
Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kravac checks a leg kick.
Kravac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravac.
Kravac gets a double leg takedown into Brock's guard.
Brock controlling the position.
Kravac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brock controls Kravac momentarily but Kravac frees himself.
Kravac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brock is on top in guard.
Brock gets to his feet - Kravac follows without any prompting.
Kravac lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brock at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brock punishes Kravac's body with a nice straight punch.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Kravac.
Kravac misses with a takedown attempt
and Brock counters with a crisp one two that drops Kravac! Brock thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kravac to his feet! Kravac is in big trouble!
Kravac is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Kravac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kravac tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Oh Kravac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kravac throws the left hand but Brock avoids the punch easily.
Brock connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Kravac to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Brock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Art Brock!
A very excited looking Art Brock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 171 p4p, 28 weight class) and Speva Koso (ranked 190 p4p, 31 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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28
178 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso throws a solid leg kick but Navarro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koso.
Navarro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Koso misses with a hook. Navarro ducked under it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Koso 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.
Navarro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koso dodges the punch combination from Navarro.
Navarro lands a jab to the nose.
Koso scores with a shot to the body.
Navarro misses with a hook. Koso ducked under it nicely.
Koso cracks the inside of Navarro's front leg.
Navarro throws out a powerful jab.
Koso moves away from the strike by Navarro.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch but Koso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Navarro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Navarro is looking to clinch.
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso punishes Navarro's body with a nice straight punch.
Koso misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koso throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Koso slips under a jab from Navarro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koso with a nice cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koso.
Navarro throws a big shot that misses.
Koso misses with a straight right.
Koso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some bone on bone action there as Navarro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koso misses the shot to the body.
Koso misses with a hook.
Koso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
Navarro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Navarro misses with a combination
and Koso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro is pressing down on Koso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Navarro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koso is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
Navarro keeping full guard, as Koso tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Navarro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Navarro is trying to keep Koso in close.
Koso passes into half guard.
Navarro is trying to control but can't.
Koso is trying to control. Navarro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koso is working for a kimura but Navarro is defending it quite comfortably.
Koso is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Koso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Navarro tries to get to full guard but Koso has control of the leg.
Koso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Navarro trying to hold on to Koso's head to control him but Koso postures up.
That's four 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.
Koso wants to control but Navarro is keeping him busy.
Koso looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Koso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Navarro is just riding it out for now. Koso eventually gives up the hold.
Navarro actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speva Koso dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Navarro throws a hook but Koso avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Navarro blocks the leg kick.
Navarro has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Koso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koso tries to work over Navarro's front leg with a kick but Navarro checks it.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Navarro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Navarro.
Koso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koso tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
Navarro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koso under the eye.
A leg kick checked by Navarro.
Koso throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
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!
Navarro takes a swing at Koso's ribcage but misses.
Navarro is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Koso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Navarro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Navarro misses with a low kick.
Koso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Navarro. That did some damage!
Koso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Navarro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koso can pounce on him.
Koso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koso feints and then cracks Navarro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Navarro down.
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navarro scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Koso.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Koso.
Koso avoids the body shot from Navarro.
Navarro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Navarro.
Koso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Navarro on the side of the head.
Gideon Navarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Navarro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koso under the eye.
Koso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso digs a good body shot into Navarro's ribs.
Speva Koso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Navarro tries to clinch but Koso moves out of range.
Koso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Navarro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koso moves out of range of the strikes.
Koso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Navarro misses with a double jab.
A jab from Navarro misses.
Navarro looks to score with a jab to the body but Koso is just out of range.
A combination from Koso does no damage.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koso lands a leg kick that knocks Navarro off balance momentarily.
Koso misses with a hook.
Navarro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Navarro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Navarro slips a jab from Koso.
Koso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Navarro but Navarro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koso moves away from the strike by Navarro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koso throws a low kick but Navarro avoids it.
Navarro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheers as Navarro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koso doesn't seem phased though.
Koso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koso works Navarro's body with a nice hook.
Navarro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Navarro tries to clinch but Koso moves out of range.
Navarro punishes Koso's body with a nice straight punch.
Koso throws a lazy right hand but Navarro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Koso crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Navarro - the referee stops the clock and Koso gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Navarro. Koso manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro slips a jab from Koso.
Navarro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koso. Koso obviously looking to wear him down.
Koso moves out of range of the leg kick from Navarro.
Koso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Navarro's calf.
Koso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koso thumps Navarro with a low kick.
Navarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Navarro throws a hook to the side of Koso's head but Koso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koso feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso scores with a leg kick.
Navarro slips a straight right by Koso.
Navarro is looking to slow Koso down with leg kicks.
Koso slips a jab from Navarro.
Koso jabs at Navarro's body.
Koso misses with a looping right.
Navarro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Navarro misses.
Koso feints a counter leg kick.
Navarro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koso throws a low kick, looking for Navarro's leg but Navarro calmly moves out of range.
Navarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Navarro.
Koso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Koso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Navarro.
Koso dodges the punch combination from Navarro.
Koso thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Speva Koso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koso misses with an uppercut
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koso lands a jab to Navarro's midsection.
Koso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Navarro's hands.
Navarro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koso connects with a leg kick. Navarro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Navarro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Navarro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Navarro scores with a jab. Koso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crunch! Navarro slams his shin into Koso's torso.
Navarro lands a glancing blow to the side of Koso's head.
Navarro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koso in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koso.
Some bone on bone action there as Koso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Navarro backs off Koso throws a huge counter combo but Navarro manages to avoid it all.
Navarro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koso.
Navarro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Navarro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koso finds it's way round the side to connect with Navarro's head.
Koso defending well as Navarro loads up on a big left hand.
Koso throws a hook but Navarro blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro throws a shot from downtown. Koso moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Navarro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koso - the referee stops the clock and Navarro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koso. Navarro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
A big right from Koso misses.
Koso looks to land a right hand but Navarro moved out of range.
Navarro works over Koso's head and body with a nice combination.
Koso misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Navarro. No joy for Koso on that attempt.
Navarro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koso.
Koso pushes Navarro up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Koso.
Koso throws a punch but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koso.
Koso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Navarro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navarro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koso shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speva Koso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro digs a good hook to Koso's body.
Koso slips under a jab from Navarro.
Koso is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
Koso blocks a jab.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Navarro is trying to defend but Koso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Koso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Navarro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Navarro gets full guard.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
Koso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso tries to free his leg and advance position but Navarro is retaining full guard.
Koso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Speva Koso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Navarro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
Navarro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gideon Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Navarro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koso defends well.
Navarro has an active guard here but Koso has managed to pass into half guard.
Navarro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koso trying to control the action but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gideon Navarro.
I think Koso 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speva Koso!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 159 p4p, 19 weight class) and Iker Ramirez (ranked 71 p4p, 12 weight class). Ramirez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Master of Fire. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Iker Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Ramirez responds with a good body kick, but Ali manages to step out the way in time.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
Ali moves out of range as Ramirez throws a body kick.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Ramirez slams his shin into Ali's torso.
Ramirez throws a front kick that sends Ali stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali should have avoided that one.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Ali tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and Ramirez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramirez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ali really felt that one!
Ali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez tries to land a body kick
and Ali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramirez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ramirez connects with a body shot that sends Ali's belly button to the back.
Ramirez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ali blocks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Ali tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Ali is looking to counter punch.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramirez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ali will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ramirez thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Ali went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ali checks it well.
Ali is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramirez 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.
Iker Ramirez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good exchange - Ramirez coming out on top.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ramirez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali avoids a kick to the body.
Ali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iker Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramirez lands a jab to Ali's midsection.
Ali lands an overhand right.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez cracks Ali with a good jab.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Ali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Iker Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez pushes Ali away with a front kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ali might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Ali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ali thuds his right hand into Ramirez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters circling a little - Ramirez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali checks the leg kick.
Ali seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ramirez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez lands with a slapping head kick.
Ali is rocked!
Ramirez tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Ramirez does it's job there.
Ramirez circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ali to the canvas! Ali doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ramirez keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iker Ramirez!
A relieved looking Iker Ramirez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 144 p4p, 23 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 104 p4p, 14 weight class). Rain's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Gaetz looks to land a body kick but Rain moved away.
Gaetz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rain throws a leg kick but Gaetz moved away.
Gaetz scores with a kick to the body.
Gaetz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaetz walks into a left hand.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaetz moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been told by Rain's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gaetz moves out of range of the body kick.
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Gaetz's shoulder, as Gaetz tries to avoid the shot.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
A little feinted left hand from Rain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaetz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Gaetz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz tries to work over Rain's front leg with a kick but Rain checks it.
Rain quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gaetz throws an off balance right hand
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Rain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gaetz.
Gaetz avoids the body shot from Rain.
Gaetz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Gaetz misses with a double jab
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Rain avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
Gaetz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaetz throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
Gaetz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rain.
Gaetz looks to land a body kick but Rain moved away.
Gaetz scores with a shot to the body.
Link Gaetz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a body punch
and Gaetz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaetz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaetz backs up against the cage.
Gaetz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaetz misses the target.
Rain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaetz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Rain avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Rain looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
Rain tries to land a front kick but Gaetz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gaetz lands a slapping body shot.
Rain's corner calls for a 1-2. Rain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rain takes a swing at Gaetz's ribcage but misses.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain looks for the body kick but Gaetz saw that one coming.
Gaetz gets a clinch.
Rain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Gaetz controls the action.
Rain blocks an uppercut.
Rain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain blocks an uppercut.
Gaetz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz misses with some punches.
Rain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain throws a push kick but Gaetz slaps the foot to one side.
Gaetz flicks out a counter leg kick but Rain steps away.
A big right from Gaetz misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Gaetz misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaetz looks for the body kick but Rain saw that one coming.
Gaetz throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
Gaetz moves into the clinch.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rain is leaning against Gaetz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rain is trying to force a seperation but Gaetz has the dominant position.
Gaetz misses with the head strike.
Rain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
Rain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaetz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Heavy Rain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gaetz throws a lazy uppercut
and Rain counters with a left and a right that stings Gaetz.
Rain throws a head kick that Gaetz semi-blocks.
Rain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaetz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rain misses with a straight right.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gaetz throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaetz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rain cracks a nice hook into Gaetz's ribs.
Gaetz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaetz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy left from Gaetz finds it's target.
Rain is looking to wear down Gaetz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
Rain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gaetz on the side of the head.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Gaetz moves out of range easily.
Rain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaetz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a two punch combo.
Gaetz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain misses with a straight right.
Rain throws a series of punches but Gaetz avoids them all with ease.
Gaetz connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Gaetz misses its intended target.
Rain takes a swing at Gaetz's ribcage but misses.
Gaetz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rain on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Gaetz catches Rain right on the button with a cross.
A nice combination there by Gaetz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a head shot.
A jab from Rain does it's job there.
Rain moves away from the strike by Gaetz.
Gaetz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
Rain throws a hook but Gaetz avoids it easily.
Gaetz throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaetz digs a good hook to Rain's body.
Rain is looking to slow Gaetz down with leg kicks.
Gaetz throws a leg kick but Rain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaetz looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain scores with a head kick. Gaetz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gaetz thumps Rain with a low kick.
Gaetz closes the distance and pushes Rain back into the cage.
Rain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
Gaetz misses with a body punch
and Rain counters with a nice body shot.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaetz moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rain sizes up Gaetz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaetz connects with a crisp jab.
Gaetz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gaetz avoids the body shot from Rain.
Rain lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaetz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaetz moves out of range as Rain strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Gaetz moved out of range nicely.
Rain connects with a jab.
Gaetz scores with a nice right hand.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gaetz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Gaetz misses with a kick to the body.
Gaetz sizes up Rain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gaetz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Rain tenderised Gaetz's leg. Gaetz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot lands for Gaetz.
Heavy Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaetz throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Rain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain 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!
Gaetz lands a jab to Rain's midsection.
Gaetz connects with the punch.
Rain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rain throws a body punch but Gaetz moves out of range.
Gaetz throws a chopping leg kick but Rain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gaetz throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Gaetz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
Rain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaetz.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaetz throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Gaetz.
Gaetz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gaetz.
Gaetz tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gaetz just manages to avoid it.
Gaetz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gaetz cracks Rain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaetz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rain.
Rain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rain misses with a kick to the body.
Gaetz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rain under the eye.
Rain wants to slow Gaetz down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaetz lands a nice hook to Rain's body. Rain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Link Gaetz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Gaetz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gaetz throws a wild body kick that Rain sees coming a mile off.
Gaetz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaetz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaetz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaetz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaetz misses with a kick to the body
and Rain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaetz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaetz. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Rain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gaetz.
Gaetz slips under a jab from Rain.
Rain lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaetz walks into a stiff left hand from Rain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Rain moves out of range as Gaetz strikes.
Gaetz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaetz rushes Rain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Rain.
Rain 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.
Rain misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rain.
Gaetz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Link Gaetz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rain.
Gaetz misses with some punches.
Rain lands a shoulder strike.
Rain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gaetz blocks an uppercut.
Gaetz is working Rain over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rain misses with a body punch.
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Gaetz.
Nice body punch from Gaetz.
Gaetz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rain wants to break free but Gaetz has control.
Rain wants to break free but Gaetz has control.
Gaetz lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaetz tries to work over Rain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rain.
Gaetz lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Gaetz as the two fighters clinch.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Link Gaetz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Heavy Rain!
Heavy Rain decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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