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Syn 699 Borjigin vs Cobb PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cocaine (ranked 908 p4p, 2363 weight class) and Sol Kwon (ranked 127 p4p, 318 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cocaine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nothing To Lose. Johnny Cocaine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cocaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon ducks right into an uppercut from Cocaine.
Kwon throws a body shot but no joy.
Cocaine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kwon throws a hook but Cocaine blocks it.
Cocaine thuds his right hand into Kwon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Cocaine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kwon doesn't seem phased though.
Kwon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cocaine.
Cocaine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnny Cocaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cocaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Cocaine.
Cocaine scores with a hook to the body. Kwon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cocaine connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cocaine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cocaine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cocaine looks to throw the jab but Kwon is out of range.
Kwon looks to throw the jab but Cocaine is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cocaine. Kwon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cocaine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocaine motions for Kwon to come forward. Cocaine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kwon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cocaine misses with a hook. Kwon ducked under it nicely.
Cocaine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwon.
A jab from Kwon misses.
Cocaine slips under a jab from Kwon.
Cocaine throws a looping overhand right but Kwon ducks down to avoid it.
Kwon throws a leg kick which misses Cocaine's front leg but catches the back leg as Cocaine tries to avoid it.
Kwon throws a jab when Cocaine was well out of range.
Cocaine connects with a right hand. Kwon shakes it off.
Cocaine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kwon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cocaine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwon swings for the body but Cocaine moves out of range.
Cocaine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kwon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
That kick from Cocaine tenderised Kwon's leg. Kwon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cocaine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with a wild body shot.
Cocaine throws out a leg kick but Kwon moves out of range and Cocaine only half commits.
Kwon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kwon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cocaine is out of range.
Cocaine looks to land a body kick but Kwon moved away.
Cocaine misses with a body kick.
Cocaine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Kwon.
Kwon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cocaine manages to avoid it.
Cocaine dips to his left and cracks Kwon with an uppercut!
Kwon throws a sloppy head kick and Cocaine moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Kwon.
Kwon slips under a jab from Cocaine.
Good standup being displayed there by Cocaine as he connects with a hook.
Kwon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cocaine manages to avoid it.
Kwon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Cocaine, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Cocaine tenderised Kwon's leg. Kwon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kwon thows a leg kick but Cocaine checks it
and Cocaine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Kwon misses.
Cocaine lands with a hook. Kwon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cocaine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwon. That did some damage!
Cocaine thuds his shin into the meat of Kwon's side.
Kwon misses with an uppercut. Cocaine saw that one coming.
Cocaine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kwon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cocaine. Cocaine obviously looking to wear him down.
Kwon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cocaine.
Cocaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cocaine missing with a left hand there. Kwon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cocaine swings for the body but Kwon moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cocaine takes a swing at Kwon's ribcage but misses.
Cocaine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cocaine loads up on a big right hand but Kwon slips the punch.
Kwon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine connects with the punch.
Kwon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kwon throws a wild body kick that Cocaine sees coming a mile off.
Kwon throws a head kick that Cocaine semi-blocks.
 It looks like Johnny Cocaine has been cut.
Cocaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwon misses with a hook
and Cocaine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cocaine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kwon on the side of the head.
It looks like Cocaine has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kwon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cocaine slips a jab from Kwon.
Kwon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kwon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A leg kick checked by Kwon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cocaine throws a sloppy body shot
and Kwon counters with a straight right hand.
Cocaine ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.
Kwon connects with the punch.
Cocaine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cocaine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cocaine lands with a hook. Kwon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cocaine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cocaine.
Kwon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kwon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cocaine has got the better of the exchanges.
Kwon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kwon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cocaine connects with a jab.
Kwon misses with a looping right.
Kwon slips under a jab from Cocaine.
A low kick lands for Cocaine.
Cocaine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwon can do to turn this around?
Cocaine lands a leg kick that knocks Kwon off balance momentarily.
Cocaine looks to throw the jab but Kwon is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cocaine bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cocaine moves away from the strike by Kwon.
Kwon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cocaine circles away quickly and effectively.
Cocaine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cocaine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocaine thumps Kwon with a low kick.
Kwon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kwon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cocaine staying out of range there.
Cocaine connects with a solid leg kick.
Cocaine with a nice cross.
Cocaine throws a shot to the body.
Cocaine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kwon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cocaine thumps Kwon with a low kick.
Cocaine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cocaine lands a nice shot that snaps Kwon's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cocaine misses with a hook
and Kwon counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kwon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cocaine misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cocaine 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 Kwon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kwon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Cocaine.
Kwon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Cocaine is predictable there
and Cocaine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cocaine moves away from the strike by Kwon.
A left lands for Cocaine.
Nice defenses there by Cocaine.
Kwon throws a jab but it's blocked by Cocaine.
It looked like Cocaine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnny Cocaine is winning the standup battle so far.
Cocaine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kwon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cocaine really felt that one!
Kwon swings for the body but Cocaine moves out of range.
Cocaine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Kwon misses its intended target.
Kwon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kwon checks a leg kick.
Cocaine thows a leg kick but Kwon checks it
and Kwon counters with an inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kwon 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.
Kwon lands a head shot.
Johnny Cocaine's cut is getting worse.
Kwon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kwon misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cocaine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Cocaine blocks the leg kick.
Cocaine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kwon avoids the body shot from Cocaine.
Cocaine throws a shot to the body.
Cocaine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kwon moves out of range as Cocaine strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwon! But no joy.
Kwon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kwon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cocaine.
Kwon loads up on a big right hand but Cocaine slips the punch.
Cocaine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cocaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cocaine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwon checks a low kick from Cocaine.
Cocaine scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cocaine thuds a left hand into Kwon's body.
Good exchange - Cocaine coming out on top.
Cocaine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cocaine catches Kwon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cocaine misses with a low kick.
Cocaine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwon.
It looked like Cocaine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Kwon misses.
Cocaine slips under a jab from Kwon.
Cocaine throws a body punch but Kwon moves out of range.
Kwon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cocaine.
Kwon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cocaine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kwon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cocaine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cocaine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kwon walks into a straight right hand from Cocaine.
Cocaine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cocaine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cocaine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cocaine scoring well with a low kick there.
Cocaine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kwon momentarily.
Kwon thuds a left hand into Cocaine's body.
The crowd cheers as Cocaine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kwon doesn't seem phased though.
Cocaine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cocaine misses the body punch
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kwon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cocaine was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwon.
Cocaine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kwon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cocaine scrambles back to his feet.
Kwon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cocaine. Cocaine obviously looking to wear him down.
Cocaine connects with a leg kick.
Kwon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cocaine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cocaine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cocaine throws out a loose jab but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cocaine moves away.
Kwon misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon throws a jab when Cocaine was well out of range.
Kwon throws a shot from downtown. Cocaine moves away and avoids it.
Kwon lands with a hook. Cocaine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnny Cocaine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A jab from Cocaine misses.
Kwon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwon. Cocaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cocaine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cocaine lands with a kick to the temple. Kwon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters circling - Cocaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cocaine misses the shot to the body.
Kwon looks to land a right hand but Cocaine moved out of range.
Kwon misses with a straight left.
Cocaine lands with an overhand left.
Kwon swings for the body but Cocaine moves out of range.
Cocaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwon is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kwon scores with the left hand. Cocaine knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Kwon misses the target.
Cocaine moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Kwon.
Nice jab there from Cocaine.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kwon.
Jeez, Johnny Cocaine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Cocaine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sol Kwon!
Sol Kwon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Cadman (ranked 961 p4p, 1269 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 146 p4p, 190 weight class). Cobb has chosen Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cayden Cadman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cadman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cadman lands with an overhand left.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Cadman .
A jab from Cadman does it's job there.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobb slips a jab from Cadman .
Cobb lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cadman will feel that in the morning.
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!
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cadman .
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cadman is looking to counter punch.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cadman .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb walks into a left hand.
Cadman throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cadman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cadman forces Cobb back against the cage and clinches.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Cadman avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage.
Cadman prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Cadman has Cobb pressed against the cage.
Cadman digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cadman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Cadman .
Cadman misses with a right hand
and Cadman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb defending well as Cadman loads up on a big left hand.
Cadman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cadman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cadman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Cadman misses.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb tries to work over Cadman 's front leg with a kick but Cadman checks it.
Cadman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cadman moves into the clinch.
Cadman misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Cadman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb tries to work over Cadman 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. Cadman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cadman missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cadman needs to keep his hands up - Cobb had a free shot at his head there.
Cadman slips under a jab.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cadman throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cadman .
Cadman moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cadman counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Cadman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cadman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cadman misses with a shot to the body
and Cobb 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!
Cobb avoids the body shot from Cadman .
Cobb feints a counter leg kick.
Cadman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cayden Cadman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cadman missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cadman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cadman moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb walks into a jab.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cadman .
Cadman is looking to clinch.
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 Cayden Cadman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Cadman .
Cadman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cadman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cadman takes one to the chin there.
Cobb throws a monster overhand right that drops Cadman ! Cobb follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 1454 p4p, 464 weight class) and Nick Dalton (ranked 210 p4p, 70 weight class). Northrop comes to the cage accompanied by Alive And Kicking. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton lands with a straight right. Northrop didn't see that one coming.
Dalton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Northrop.
Dalton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Northrop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dalton looks to land a left hand but Northrop moved out of range nicely.
Northrop moves into the clinch successfully.
Dalton lands a shot to the body.
Dalton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Northrop jumps into guard, dragging Dalton to the mat.
Northrop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dalton defends it easily.
Dalton content to stall in guard here.
Northrop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Northrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Northrop working for a triangle but Dalton defends it easily.
Northrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dalton wants to get up but he can't break Northrop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dalton stands up from Northrop's guard - Dalton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Northrop there.
Northrop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Northrop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dalton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton moves away from the strike by Northrop.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dalton.
Northrop moves in looking to clinch but Dalton pushes him off.
Northrop walks into a left hand.
Dalton swats away the attempt to clinch by Northrop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Northrop lands with a hook. Dalton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dalton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Northrop.
Northrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Northrop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dalton is able to avoid easily.
Dalton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Northrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalton.
Northrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Northrop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Northrop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dalton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dalton connects with a nice looking jab.
Northrop wants to clinch
and Dalton counters with a low kick, right behind Northrop 's knee.
Dalton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 Northrop is rocked!
Nick Dalton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalton lands a big right hand that sends Northrop crashing to the mat! Dalton stays standing though and waves Northrop back to his feet!
Oh Northrop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dalton with the inside leg kick.
Dalton lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Dalton!
A less than humble Nick Dalton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Russell Northrop stepped up to the mic, saying 'No fair. He tried to kiss me.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 611 p4p, 967 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 79 p4p, 112 weight class). Doyle has chosen The Clash - Jimmy Jazz as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Watch Out Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle counters with a nice body shot.
Ronaldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ronaldo throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Doyle moves out of range of the leg kick from Ronaldo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doyle checks a leg kick.
Doyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo scores with a nice head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ronaldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doyle's head backwards.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Ronaldo.
Doyle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ronaldo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Doyle slips under a jab from Ronaldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Ronaldo there.
Ronaldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronaldo feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a head kick but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Ronaldo's belly button to the back.
Doyle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Doyle misses with some punches.
I was talking to Ronaldo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle presses Ronaldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Ronaldo - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Ronaldo cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot that snaps Doyle's head back.
Ronaldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ronaldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Good body shot from Ronaldo.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Ronaldo digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
Ronaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Ronaldo cracks Doyle with a nice body shot.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle is leaning against Ronaldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Doyle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo works on Doyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doyle misses with a hook. Ronaldo ducked under it nicely.
Doyle takes one to the side of the head.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Ronaldo drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ronaldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ronaldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doyle's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Ronaldo catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body
and Ronaldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doyle's knee momentarily.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Ronaldo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doyle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Ronaldo scores with a four punch combination!
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Ronaldo had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle throws out a leg kick but Ronaldo moves out of range and Doyle only half commits.
Ronaldo defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick.
Ronaldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ronaldo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle moves forwards but Ronaldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Ronaldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronaldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ronaldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ronaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
It looked like Ronaldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronaldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body kick from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Doyle moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Doyle just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRonaldo.
Doyle checks a low kick from Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle blocks a jab.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Ronaldo coming out on top.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Doyle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle connects with a jab.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Doyle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo jabs at Doyle's body.
Ronaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo lands a jab to Doyle's midsection.
Doyle lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronaldo throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Ronaldo slips under a jab.
Doyle slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ronaldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Ronaldo.
Doyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Ronaldo pushes him away.
Doyle throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Ronaldo throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ronaldo blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Ronaldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doyle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ronaldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle moves forwards but Ronaldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ronaldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ronaldo lands with a hook. Doyle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ronaldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ronaldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Ronaldo lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
Doyle swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo lands with a kick to the temple. Doyle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Doyle throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
A big left from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Ronaldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doyle. Doyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ronaldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Jab by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watch Out Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ronaldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doyle scrambles back to his feet.
Ronaldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ronaldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doyle scrambles back to his feet.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doyle tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo blocks the body kick.
Doyle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Ronaldo.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a straight right.
Ronaldo lands a nice hook to Doyle's body. Doyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doyle scores with a decent looking hook.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by Doyle.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doyle throws a leg kick which misses Ronaldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ronaldo tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Ronaldo throws a good cross that connects.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that Doyle semi-blocks.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronaldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ronaldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doyle tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick there by Ronaldo.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Ronaldo's shoulder, as Ronaldo tries to avoid the shot.
Ronaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doyle on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo with the inside leg kick.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands an overhand right.
Doyle moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Doyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ronaldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Doyle's head.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Ronaldo.
An inside leg kick lands from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doyle will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ronaldo.
Doyle throws a hook but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo throws a lazy head kick
and Doyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Doyle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronaldo 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo!
An out of breath Watch Out Ronaldo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike McLaughlin (ranked 592 p4p, 539 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 76 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 12 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
Keenan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keenan defending well as McLaughlin loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLaughlin misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
McLaughlin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McLaughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan throws a low kick but McLaughlin moves out of range easily.
Keenan staying out of range there.
A big left from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keenan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Keenan 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.
Keenan needs to keep his hands up - McLaughlin had a free shot at his head there.
McLaughlin throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McLaughlin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McLaughlin catches Keenan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McLaughlin connects with a leg kick.
McLaughlin looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan is looking to chop away at McLaughlin's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. McLaughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLaughlin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keenan clobbers McLaughlin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLaughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
McLaughlin connects with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from McLaughlin.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
Keenan cracks McLaughlin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keenan works McLaughlin's body with a nice hook.
McLaughlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan throws a hook but McLaughlin avoids it easily.
McLaughlin takes one to the chin there.
McLaughlin looks to land a body kick but Keenan moved away.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McLaughlin 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 Keenan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keenan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McLaughlin avoids the head kick by Keenan.
McLaughlin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McLaughlin throws a right and a left that Keenan avoids nicely.
Keenan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as McLaughlin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keenan doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
McLaughlin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Keenan does no damage.
McLaughlin connects with a solid leg kick.
McLaughlin staying out of range there.
McLaughlin throws a body shot but no joy.
McLaughlin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keenan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keenan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Keenan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from McLaughlin misses.
Keenan pushes McLaughlin away with a front kick.
McLaughlin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keenan 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.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLaughlin tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLaughlin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McLaughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Keenan.
Keenan misses the jab.
McLaughlin scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Keenan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keenan.
Keenan with the inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a hook but McLaughlin avoids it easily.
Keenan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keenan slips under a jab.
A big right from McLaughlin misses.
As McLaughlin backs off Keenan throws a huge counter combo but McLaughlin manages to avoid it all.
McLaughlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from McLaughlin misses its intended target.
Keenan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from McLaughlin.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin connects with a solid leg kick.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the body kick from Keenan.
McLaughlin needs to keep his hands up - Keenan had a free shot at his head there.
McLaughlin 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.
Keenan cracks McLaughlin with a good jab.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
McLaughlin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McLaughlin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keenan. Keenan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for McLaughlin's leg but McLaughlin calmly moves out of range.
McLaughlin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLaughlin. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan counters with a body kick.
Nice shot by McLaughlin.
A solid leg kick lands there for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keenan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McLaughlin's head.
Keenan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Keenan 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.
McLaughlin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Keenan just manages to avoid it.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Mike McLaughlin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keenan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McLaughlin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McLaughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLaughlin.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McLaughlin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but McLaughlin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but McLaughlin avoids it.
McLaughlin lands with a hook. Keenan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McLaughlin blocks a low kick nicely.
Keenan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLaughlin.
Keenan looks for the body kick but McLaughlin saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
McLaughlin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
Keenan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Keenan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keenan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow McLaughlin down.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McLaughlin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from McLaughlin finds it's way through Keenan's defenses.
Keenan throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Mike McLaughlin is winning the standup battle so far.
McLaughlin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A thudding body kick lands there by McLaughlin!
McLaughlin misses with a low kick.
McLaughlin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McLaughlin avoids the head kick by Keenan.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan avoids the head kick by McLaughlin.
A bone on bone clash there as McLaughlin blocks the leg kick.
McLaughlin scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McLaughlin throws a solid leg kick but Keenan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McLaughlin.
Keenan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLaughlin slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLaughlin. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. McLaughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McLaughlin 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 Keenan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keenan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McLaughlin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McLaughlin throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by McLaughlin there.
A clash of legs there as Keenan blocks the low kick.
Keenan connects with a single shot there.
McLaughlin looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
McLaughlin misses with a leg kick.
Keenan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McLaughlin checks it well.
McLaughlin tries to score with a low kick but Keenan moves his leg out of the way.
McLaughlin staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
McLaughlin 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.
McLaughlin tries to score with a low kick but Keenan moves his leg out of the way.
McLaughlin lands with a cross.
McLaughlin connects with a right hand. Keenan shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLaughlin. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLaughlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like McLaughlin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan unleashes a big counter combination but McLaughlin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Keenan misses with a leg kick.
Keenan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Keenan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from McLaughlin misses.
It seemed like Keenan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McLaughlin's head.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLaughlin. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan slips under a jab from McLaughlin.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
McLaughlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from McLaughlin.
Keenan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Keenan lands a nice looking kick to the body. McLaughlin takes a step back to recover.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
McLaughlin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Keenan. That one must have hurt.
Keenan throws a front kick aimed at McLaughlin's knee but McLaughlin avoids it well.
Keenan lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Keenan misses its intended target.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
McLaughlin misses with a straight right.
Keenan moves out of range as McLaughlin strikes.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLaughlin throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin blocks a leg kick.
McLaughlin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of McLaughlin's head but McLaughlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan avoids the head kick by McLaughlin.
Keenan connects with a body shot that sends McLaughlin's belly button to the back.
McLaughlin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keenan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keenan throws a leg kick but McLaughlin sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! McLaughlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McLaughlin misses with a leg kick.
Keenan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keenan stalks McLaughlin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McLaughlin's face. McLaughlin staggers backwards, shaken.
McLaughlin checks the leg kick.
Keenan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McLaughlin. That one must have hurt.
Keenan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keenan lands a nice looking kick to the body. McLaughlin takes a step back to recover.
McLaughlin throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keenan wants to slow McLaughlin down by chopping away at his legs.
Keenan cracks McLaughlin with an open hand slap.
McLaughlin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McLaughlin throws a wild body kick that Keenan sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLaughlin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McLaughlin misses with a straight right.
Keenan lands with a thumping leg kick.
McLaughlin misses the jab.
McLaughlin tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keenan stalks McLaughlin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McLaughlin's face. McLaughlin staggers backwards, shaken.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. McLaughlin moves away and avoids it.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLaughlin has time to react.
Keenan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McLaughlin jabs Keenan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McLaughlin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keenan's head.
Keenan is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Keenan finds it's way through McLaughlin's defenses.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLaughlin.
Keenan misses the jab.
McLaughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keenans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Keenan.
McLaughlin wants to land a leg kick but Keenan is out of range.
McLaughlin avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McLaughlin throws a nice inside leg kick.
McLaughlin tries to land a leg kick but Keenan saw it coming and moves away.
McLaughlin dips to his left and cracks Keenan with an uppercut!
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLaughlin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Keenan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLaughlin scoring well with a low kick there.
McLaughlin tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
McLaughlin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
McLaughlin blocks the body kick.
McLaughlin throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
McLaughlin moves away from the strike by Keenan.
Keenan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Keenan.
Keenan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keenan there as he acknowledges the shot.
McLaughlin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keenan scores with a nice body kick.
McLaughlin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Keenan wants to slow McLaughlin down by chopping away at his legs.
McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
Keenan throws a low kick but it's checked well by McLaughlin.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
McLaughlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Keenan feints and then cracks McLaughlin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLaughlin down.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but McLaughlin moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
McLaughlin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan throws a hook but McLaughlin blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
Good shot there by Keenan.
McLaughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but McLaughlin moves his leg out of the way.
McLaughlin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Keenan throws out a counter right but McLaughlin avoids it with no problem.
Keenan misses with a hook. McLaughlin ducked under it nicely.
McLaughlin with the inside leg kick.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. McLaughlin saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Keenan pivots, looking for a leg kick but McLaughlin is out of range and Keenan settles back down.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
McLaughlin throws a chopping leg kick but Keenan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but McLaughlin avoids it.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Keenan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McLaughlin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keenan on the side of the head.
McLaughlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
McLaughlin throws a low kick but Keenan moves out of range easily.
Keenan misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Keenan takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from McLaughlin.
Keenan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McLaughlin loads up on a big right hand but Keenan slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gareth Keenan.
I think Keenan 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Gareth Keenan was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight buddy'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Kahn (ranked 223 p4p, 713 weight class) and Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 39 p4p, 95 weight class). Kahn comes to the cage accompanied by كارتل مدان. Mahrishi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by On the Precipe of Defeat. Aatreya Mahrishi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mohammed Kahn's chin.
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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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn lands a jab to the head.
Kahn has Mahrishi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn pushes Mahrishi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kahn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kahn.
Kahn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahrishi walks away with a smile on his face. Kahn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahrishi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mahrishi throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
Mahrishi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahrishi clinches up with Kahn and pushes him back against the cage.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Mahrishi misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahrishi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kahn jumps guard but Mahrishi stands there with Kahn around his waist. Kahn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mahrishi misses with the head strike.
Mahrishi tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Mahrishi.
Kahn tries to throw a body punch but Mahrishi avoids it by throwing Kahn back against the cage.
Kahn pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn looking to control.
Kahn pushes a forearm under Mahrishi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mahrishi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mohammed Kahn!
An out of breath Mohammed Kahn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 672 p4p, 198 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 98 p4p, 33 weight class). Paul Warror told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 19 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Reich misses its intended target.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Reich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Warror misses with a leg kick.
Warror ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warror looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warror avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warror swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warror.
Reich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Reich's head but Reich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jarred Reich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warror has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reich.
Warror works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reich seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reich defending well as Warror loads up on a big left hand.
Reich misses the shot to the body.
Warror's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reich under the eye.
Reich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Reich. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reich works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich avoids a kick to the body.
Reich ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Reich throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Warror gets tackled into the cage by Reich. Reich maintains the clinch.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Reich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Reich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warror.
A shot in the inside from Warror.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reich tries to throw a body punch but Warror avoids it by throwing Reich back against the cage.
Warror throws a head punch that misses.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warror prevents a body shot from Reich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warror misses with some punches.
Warror lands a left hand.
Warror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reich prevents a body shot from Warror.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Warror working aggressively here.
Warror misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reich tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror tries to throw a body punch but Reich avoids it by throwing Warror back against the cage.
Reich scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Warror lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Warror.
Warror tries to throw a body punch but Reich avoids it by throwing Warror back against the cage.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
Reich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warror is looking to break free of the clinch but Reich has double underhooks.
Warror scores with a hook to the body.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror lands with a left to the head.
Reich cracks Warror with a nice body shot.
Warror blocks a body shot from Reich.
Warror tries to throw a body punch but Reich avoids it by throwing Warror back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reich fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands a nice shot to the body.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Reich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reich.
Warror misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Reich - that landed with a thud.
Warror lands a nice uppercut.
Reich misses with a body punch.
Warror blocks a body shot from Reich.
Warror blocks a body shot from Reich.
Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reich misses with a body punch.
Reich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Warror or not.
Nice body punch from Warror.
Reich tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Warror will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warror connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reich momentarily.
Reich throws a body kick that misses.
Warror looks for the body kick but Reich saw that one coming.
Paul Warror seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror throws a hook but Reich blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Reich misses the target.
Warror throws a head kick that misses.
Reich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Warror cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reich needs to keep his hands up - Warror had a free shot at his head there.
Reich misses with an uppercut.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Reich is just out of range.
Warror tries a low kick but Reich avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich thuds his right hand into Warror's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warror tried to score with a low kick but Reich checks it.
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Reich pushes Warror away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reich will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich slips a jab from Warror.
Reich misses with a hook.
Warror tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warror appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Reich scores with a four punch combination!
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Reich lands the left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Reich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Reich throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick from Warror.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Reich.
Warror moves out of range of the leg kick from Reich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warror.
Reich misses with a kick to the body
and Reich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reich moves out of range as Warror strikes.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reich misses with a body kick.
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Reich tests Warror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reich takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Reich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich scores with a leg kick.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reich.
Reich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warror. Warror obviously looking to wear him down.
Warror throws a wild body kick that Reich sees coming a mile off.
Reich throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Reich throws the kick towards the body but Warror avoids it.
Reich checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Reich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reich misses the target.
The fighters circling - Reich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warror scores with a jab.
Reich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warror on the side of the head.
Reich gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Warror walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Reich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reich throws a body kick that misses
and Warror counters with a nice body kick.
Reich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warror looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Reich. That snapped Warror's head back.
Reich blocks a leg kick.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror moves away from the strike by Reich.
It seemed like Warror was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Reich.
Reich throws a leg kick
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
Warror throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reich misses with a kick to the body.
Reich 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.
Warror lands a jab to Reich's midsection.
Warror lands a jab.
Reich fakes the leg kick and cracks Warror in the body.
Warror throws a low kick but Reich moves out of range easily.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Reich looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Reich is looking to clinch but Warror is avoiding it.
Reich moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror looks for the body kick but Reich saw that one coming.
Warror throws a big shot that misses.
Reich cracks Warror with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror.
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 Jarred Reich will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warror momentarily.
Warror misses with an uppercut. Reich saw that one coming.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror keeps the fight on the outside.
Reich throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Reich blocks the leg kick.
Reich thinks about countering with a head kick.
Reich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reich looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warror misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Warror 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 Reich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Reich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Warror. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warror.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reich.
A lazy left from Reich finds it's target.
Reich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reich scores with a one two! Warror had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good work by Warror as he checks the leg kick.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror throws the left hand but Reich avoids the punch easily.
Reich takes the fight into the clinch.
Reich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Warror misses with some punches.
Reich tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warror lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reich backwards.
Warror lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reich backwards.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warror tries to work over Reich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reich's elbow.
Paul Warror seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reich misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Warror.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reich's elbow.
Warror makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reich lands a hook that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Warror misses with a body punch.
Reich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warror wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reich working aggressively here.
Reich tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Reich tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich can't find room to land a body shot as Warror controls the action.
Reich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warror's elbow.
Reich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warror escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reich moves out of range of the body kick.
Warror listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warror throws a sloppy head kick and Reich moves out of range easily.
Reich blocks the body kick.
Warror walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Warror throws the left hand but Reich avoids the punch easily.
Reich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Warror scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich throws the kick towards the body but Warror avoids it.
Reich scores with a jab to the body.
Reich misses with a hook
and Warror counters with a nice body kick.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reich moves away.
Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror throws a hook but Reich blocks it.
Reich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Warror moves out of range as Reich strikes.
Reich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warror loads up on a big right hand but Reich slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Reich.
Warror slips under a jab from Reich.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warror counters with a body kick.
Warror throws a front kick that sends Reich stumbling back into the cage.
Warror takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warror tests Reich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reich looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Reich throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarred Reich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reich 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarred Reich!
A relieved looking Jarred Reich 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 244 p4p, 250 weight class) and Elliot Rockwell (ranked 33 p4p, 34 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Rockwell !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rockwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mfer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rockwell misses the shot to the body.
Mfer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rockwell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the body from Mfer misses
and Rockwell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer throws a nice looking combination but Rockwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rockwell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Mfer finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rockwell jabs at Mfer's body.
Mfer 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.
It seemed like Rockwell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rockwell throws out a loose jab but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mfer punishes Rockwell 's body with a nice straight punch.
Rockwell swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Mfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockwell .
Rockwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Mfer forces Rockwell back against the cage and clinches.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Rockwell misses with a body punch.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Rockwell .
Rockwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Mfer tries to work over Rockwell 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer keeps control of Rockwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Rockwell manages to break the clinch.
Rockwell misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer throws a body punch but Rockwell moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Rockwell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rockwell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rockwell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mfer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rockwell back to the cage. Mfer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rockwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mfer. That one must have hurt.
Mfer connects with a nice looking jab.
Mfer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rockwell . That one must have hurt.
Rockwell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves out of range as Rockwell throws a body kick.
Rockwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Rockwell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rockwell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mfer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rockwell staying out of range there.
Mfer throws out a powerful jab.
Rockwell throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
Mfer drops Rockwell with a beautiful combination! Rockwell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mfer is looking for the KO!
 Rockwell is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mfer counters with a right hand to the body.
Rockwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mfer! Rockwell is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Mfer!
A very excited looking Ispa Mfer 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 79 p4p, 195 weight class) and Sergei Martynov (ranked 15 p4p, 31 weight class). Magufuli I V comes to the cage accompanied by Toto - Africa. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Martynov misses.
Magufuli I V misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Magufuli I V's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Magufuli I V throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martynov on the side of the head.
Martynov slips under a jab from Magufuli I V.
Martynov throws a sloppy head kick and Magufuli I V moves out of range easily.
Magufuli I V swings widly with a right hand
and Martynov counters with a straight right hand.
Martynov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from Magufuli I V.
A head kick by Martynov misses
and Magufuli I V counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magufuli I V throws a body kick that misses
and Martynov counters with a nice uppercut.
Magufuli I V throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Magufuli I V lands a left and a right that send Martynov crashing to the mat, dazed. Magufuli I V thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Magufuli I V looks to land a body kick but Martynov moved away.
Martynov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magufuli I V was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magufuli I V. Martynov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martynov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov looks to score with a jab to the body but Magufuli I V is just out of range.
Martynov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martynov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magufuli I V manages to avoid it.
Magufuli I V feints a jab and as Martynov dips his head, Magufuli I V unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Martynov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Martynov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Magufuli I V smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kassim Magufuli I V!
After winning the bout, Kassim Magufuli I V thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 24 p4p, 139 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 5 p4p, 25 weight class). Cobb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Where's Wallace?. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Borjigin. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Borjigin lands.
Borjigin with a jab.
Borjigin throws a big shot that misses.
Borjigin feints and then cracks Cobb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobb down.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borjigin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Cobb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cobb checks a low kick from Borjigin.
Cobb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borjigin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borjigin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borjigin just misses with a punch to the body.
Borjigin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cobb's head backwards.
Cobb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Borjigin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borjigin at a distance.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb defending well as Borjigin loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb works the jab nicely.
It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
Borjigin avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Borjigin with the inside leg kick.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws the left hand but Borjigin avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borjigin scores with a hook.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb throws a head kick but Borjigin moves out of range.
Cobb defending well as Borjigin loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Borjigin.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Borjigin avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lands a nice shot to the body.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Borjigin is looking for a counter combo.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Cobb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borjigin.
Borjigin ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Borjigin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cobb just manages to avoid it.
Borjigin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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 Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Borjigin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Borjigin slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Borjigin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Borjigin misses.
Cobb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Borjigin with a body shot.
Cobb avoids the head kick by Borjigin.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Borjigin ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Borjigin.
Khunbish Borjigin is winning the standup battle so far.
Borjigin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cobb avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cobb only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Khunbish Borjigin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Borjigin. Those never looked like landing.
Borjigin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borjigin throws out the jab.
Cobb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good exchange - Cobb coming out on top.
Borjigin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cobb.
Cobb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Cobb moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Borjigin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Cobb slips a straight right by Borjigin.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Borjigin misses the shot to the body.
Borjigin throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khunbish Borjigin's cut is getting worse.
Cobb takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a straight left.
Cobb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Borjigin counters with an inside leg kick.
Borjigin scores with a leg kick.
Borjigin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
Borjigin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb lands a nice shot to the body.
Cobb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Borjigin moves away from the strike by Cobb.
A telegraphed right hand from Borjigin misses the target.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Borjigin avoids it with no problem.
Cobb throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb connects with a jab.
Borjigin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borjigin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb unleashes a big counter combination but Borjigin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Borjigin misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a series of strikes. Borjigin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb slips under a jab.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Cobb misses the body punch
and Borjigin counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khunbish Borjigin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Borjigin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borjigin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borjigin with a nice cross.
 It looks like Wallace Cobb has been cut.
Borjigin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Borjigin.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
Borjigin is looking to counter punch.
Borjigin throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb moves forwards but Borjigin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cobb drops Borjigin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Borjigin looks back up at him and smiles so Cobb waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a right hand that misses
and Cobb counters with a nice right hand that sends Borjigin toppling to the canvas! Borjigin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cobb finish him?!
Borjigin is rocked!
Khunbish Borjigin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borjigin throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Borjigin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cobb lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borjigin wants to stay close but Cobb steps back to make room for something. Borjigin seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Cobb and Borjigin drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wallace Cobb!
Wallace Cobb is the new light heavyweight champion!
Wallace Cobb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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