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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johny Chambers (ranked 2010 p4p, 2369 weight class) and Paddy Fagan (ranked 239 p4p, 282 weight class). Johny Chambers 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johny Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy Fagan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fagan slips a jab from Chambers.
Fagan wants to counter with a clinch but Chambers pushes him away.
Fagan throws a right hand that Chambers ducks under and follows up with a left that Chambers also avoids with ease.
Chambers takes a swing at Fagan's ribcage but misses.
Fagan throws out a loose jab but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chambers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fagan.
Chambers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chambers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fagan throws a series of punches but Chambers moves out of range.
Fagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chambers slips a jab from Fagan.
Fagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chambers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chambers misses the shot to the body.
Fagan avoids the body shot from Chambers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chambers clinches with his opponent.
Fagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fagan takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Chambers.
Fagan is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
A body shot lands from Fagan.
Chambers lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers prevents a body shot from Fagan.
Fagan lands an uppercut.
Chambers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fagan lands a body shot.
Fagan blocks a body shot from Chambers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fagan.
Fagan stalling the fight.
Chambers lands a nice shot to the body.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fagan misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers working aggressively here.
Chambers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chambers throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chambers.
Fagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chambers swings wildly with an uppercut but Fagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fagan.
Fagan working Chambers over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with the head strike.
Fagan connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers working aggressively here.
Fagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chambers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fagan's brow.
Chambers misses with a body punch.
Chambers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fagan lands with a short shot to the head.
Fagan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
Fagan tries a body shot but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fagan blocks an uppercut.
Fagan missing with knees to the body.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fagan's elbow.
Nice body punch from Fagan.
Chambers has a couple of punches blocked by Fagan.
Chambers can't find room to land a body shot as Fagan controls the action.
Fagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fagan working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Fagan has Chambers pushed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Chambers fails to land.
Fagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Chambers controls his hands.
Fagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
Chambers wants to stall.
Fagan tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Fagan back against the cage.
Chambers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fagan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chambers or not.
Fagan blocks a body shot from Chambers.
Chambers tries a body shot but Fagan blocks it.
Chambers managing to block the knees to the body from Fagan.
Fagan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chambers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fagan's elbow.
Chambers manages to break the clinch.
Chambers misses with a wild body shot.
Fagan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chambers slips a jab from Fagan.
Fagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers misses the shot to the body.
Fagan throws out a counter right but Chambers avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fagan. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Fagan backs away, Chambers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chambers ducks under a wild hook from Fagan.
Fagan moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Fagan misses with a jab to the body
and Chambers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fagan wants to clinch.
Chambers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fagan works the jab nicely.
Chambers defending well as Fagan loads up on a big left hand.
Chambers is looking for a counter combo.
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 Johny Chambers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chambers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers closes the distance and clinches.
Chambers can't find room to land a body shot as Fagan controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Chambers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chambers misses with a punch on the inside.
Fagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chambers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fagan prevents a body shot from Chambers.
Fagan misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers scores with a shoulder strike.
Fagan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fagan lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Fagan.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Fagan controls his hands.
Chambers misses with some punches.
Fagan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Chambers scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chambers tries to throw a body punch but Fagan avoids it by throwing Chambers back against the cage.
Chambers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fagan backwards.
Chambers is trying to break free.
Chambers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Chambers.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fagan 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.
Fagan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chambers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fagans head.
Chambers misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chambers fails to land.
Fagan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fagan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chambers blocks it with crossed arms.
Fagan can't find room to land a body shot as Chambers controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chambers.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fagan's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Fagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chambers blocking some punches.
Johny Chambers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chambers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fagan lands with a light punch inside.
Chambers stalling against the cage.
Fagan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chambers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fagan throws an elbow but it misses.
Fagan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chambers working aggressively here.
Fagan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chambers swings wildly with an uppercut but Fagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chambers tries a body shot but Fagan blocks it.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fagan as Chambers tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fagan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Fagan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chambers digs a right hand underneath Fagan's ribcage. Fagan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fagan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chambers up against the cage.
Chambers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chambers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chambers pushes Fagan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fagan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chambers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chambers blocks an elbow strike.
Chambers lands with a short shot to the head.
Chambers tries to break free but Fagan pushes him back against the cage.
Chambers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fagan backwards.
Chambers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chambers scores with a nice right hand.
Chambers darts in and clinches Fagan up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chambers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chambers misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
Fagan lands a shoulder strike.
Chambers lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Fagan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chambers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Fagan tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Johny Chambers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fagan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fagan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chambers misses with a straight right.
Fagan throws a big shot that misses.
Fagan misses with a body shot.
Fagan throws a lazy right hand but Chambers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chambers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fagan swings for the body but Chambers moves out of range.
Fagan staying out of range there.
Chambers ducks under a wild hook from Fagan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers throws a series of strikes that have Fagan backpedaling.
 Fagan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fagan looks to land a combination. Chambers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fagan is still on wobbly legs! Can Chambers finish him?
Chambers swings for the body but Fagan moves out of range.
Chambers misses with an uppercut. Fagan saw that one coming.
Chambers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fagan seems to have recovered his senses.
Fagan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chambers.
Fagan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chambers.
Fagan lands the left hand.
 Chambers is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers is holding his hands too far apart here. Fagan throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Chambers is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paddy Fagan!
Paddy Fagan gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blue Cup (ranked 1756 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 229 p4p, 309 weight class). Stewart has chosen free ma niggas! as his entrance music. Don Stewart is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, 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!
Cup shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Cup keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart dodges the punch combination from Cup.
Stewart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cup finds it's way round the side to connect with Stewart's head.
Stewart darts in and clinches Cup up against the cage.
Cup escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.
 It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Cup throws a body shot but no joy.
As Cup backs off Stewart throws a huge counter combo but Cup manages to avoid it all.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Stewart is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cup scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stewart moves out of range of the strikes.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cup misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart throws a hook but Cup blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cup misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart rushes Cup and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cup blocks an uppercut.
Cup blocks an uppercut.
Cup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cup has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Cup misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cup blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Cup has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cup drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stewart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cup seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stewart clinches with his opponent.
Cup escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cup throws an overhand right that lands on Stewart's shoulder, as Stewart tries to avoid the shot.
Cup takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cup is rocked!
Stewart pushes Cup up against the cage in a clinch.
Stewart misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cup scores with a shot to the side of Stewart's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Cup lands.
Cup misses with a wild combination.
Stewart has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cup listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Stewart.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Stewart! Cup is out on his feet! Stewart rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Cup is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Cup is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Stewart!
A less than humble Don Stewart misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Blue Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Boss (ranked 2257 p4p, 944 weight class) and Doug Bell (ranked 238 p4p, 111 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Boss.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Boss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Boss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boss misses with a kick to the body.
Bell unleashes a big counter combination but Boss bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boss misses with a hook.
Bell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boss.
Boss throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Bell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boss misses with a body shot.
Boss throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Boss swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
And Bell tries to counter it with a takedown but Boss pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Boss.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Boss was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell throws out a counter right but Boss avoids it with no problem.
Boss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Boss.
It seemed like Bell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boss tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell moves out of range as Boss throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Boss throws a body shot but no joy.
Boss is looking to wear down Bell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bell slips under a jab.
Boss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Boss.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Boss lands with a right hand.
Bell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boss scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boss is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bell! But no joy.
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
Boss fakes the leg kick and cracks Bell in the body.
Boss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell throws out a counter right but Boss avoids it with no problem.
Bell moves forwards but Boss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boss throws a shot to the body.
Like Boss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boss lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss cracks Bell with a good jab.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Boss appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bell avoids the body shot from Boss.
A countering left hand to the body from Bell misses.
Bell walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss scores with a punch to the head.
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Boss with a jab.
Boss scores with a hook.
Boss scores with a punch to the head.
Boss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Like Boss 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.
Boss takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boss momentarily.
Boss throws a leg kick which misses Bell's front leg but catches the back leg as Bell tries to avoid it.
Boss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boss lands a head kick!
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boss.
Bell slips a straight right by Boss.
Bell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Boss.
Boss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell moves forwards but Boss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boss has got the better of the exchanges.
Bell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boss.
Bell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like Boss is winning the standup battle so far.
Boss cracks Bell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boss lands a glancing blow to the side of Bell's head.
Boss connects with a single shot there.
Boss misses with a low kick.
Boss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
Boss getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bell.
Boss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boss swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Boss plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bell connects with the punch.
Boss takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Boss misses with an uppercut.
Boss cracks Bell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Boss wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Boss lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Boss.
Boss stuffs the takedown.
Boss with the inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Bell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Boss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boss defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Boss is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boss swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Bell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boss lands a nice shot to the body.
Boss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boss cracks a nice hook into Bell's ribs.
Boss throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Boss moves out of range of the body kick from Bell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Like Boss dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bell throws a hook but Boss avoids it easily.
Boss connects with a body shot that sends Bell's belly button to the back.
A big right from Bell misses.
Boss throws a body shot but no joy.
Bell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Boss does it's job there.
Boss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss digs a good hook to Bell's body.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Bell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boss.
Bell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Boss.
It seemed like Bell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boss fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boss throws out a powerful jab.
Bell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bell has a takedown stuffed.
Boss is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Boss.
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
Bell feints the counter takedown.
Boss misses with a two punch combination.
Bell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
and Boss counters with a nice uppercut.
Boss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bell.
Boss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell throws out a counter right but Boss avoids it with no problem.
Boss moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Like Boss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Good shot there by Boss.
Doug Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boss misses with a right hand
and Bell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boss won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Bell.
Bell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boss defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bell scoring with punches from side control.
Boss defending against the ground and pound.
Bell tries for a kimura but Boss is defending well.
Bell is putting a hurting on Boss here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boss defending against the ground and pound.
Bell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell throws a strike aimed at the side of Boss's head but Boss avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Like Boss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Like Boss!
A relieved looking Like Boss 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 410 p4p, 787 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 59 p4p, 127 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 36 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis lands a really nice looking cross but Warror seems unphased.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Warror moves out of range as Portis strikes.
Portis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warror doesn't seem bothered though.
Portis lands a body shot.
A jab from Warror misses.
A little jabbing left from Portis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Warror misses.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Portis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Warror wants to slow Portis down by chopping away at his legs.
Portis jabs Warror right on the nose. Warror blinks but takes it well.
Warror lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Portis blocks the low kick.
Portis moves out of range of the body kick.
Portis scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror looks for the body kick but Portis saw that one coming.
Warror jabs at Portis's body.
Portis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Warror has time to react.
Good leg kick by Warror.
Warror throws a jab but it's blocked by Portis.
Warror moves away from the strike by Portis.
Warror tries a low kick but Portis avoids it.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror thuds his right hand into Portis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Portis throws a right hand that misses
and Warror counters with a nice low kick that buckles Portis's knee momentarily.
Portis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Warror.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Portis throws out a counter right but Warror avoids it with no problem.
Portis scores with a sloppy right hand. Warror should have avoided that one.
Portis throws the left hand but Warror avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warror.
Portis throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
Warror misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Portis connects with a right hand. Warror shakes it off.
Portis with a jab.
Warror throws a leg kick but Portis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror connects with a crisp jab.
Warror jabs Portis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Portis loads up on a big right hand but Warror slips the punch.
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Portis is out of range.
Warror pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portis is out of range and Warror settles back down.
Warror throws a head kick but Portis moves out of range.
Portis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Portis misses.
Portis misses with a few strikes there.
Portis checks a leg kick nicely.
Warror throws a looping overhand right but Portis ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Portis misses.
Portis throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Warror fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Portis checks it well.
Portis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Portis blocks the leg kick.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice body kick there by Warror.
Warror throws a low kick but Portis avoids it.
Portis misses with an uppercut
and Portis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Portis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warror. That's going to slow Portis down.
Warror throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Portis avoids it.
Portis unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warror.
Warror tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Portis is able to avoid easily.
Portis checks the leg kick.
Warror throws a leg kick but Portis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Portis misses with an uppercut
and Warror counters with a nice low kick that buckles Portis's knee momentarily.
Portis scores with a body shot.
Portis connects with the punch.
Warror misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Portis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warror looks for the body kick but Portis saw that one coming.
Portis feints a jab promting Warror to slip. Portis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warror slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Portis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Warror had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Portis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warror pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portis is out of range and Warror settles back down.
Warror pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Portis back to the cage. Warror follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good work by Warror as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Portis. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror lands a nice shot to the body.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Warror walks into a jab.
Portis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Portis is just out of range.
Portis throws a counter combo.
A clash of legs there as Portis blocks the low kick.
Portis throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Portis has time to react.
Warror lands a nice hook to Portis's body. Portis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Warror throws a shot from downtown. Portis moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror blocks a jab.
Warror is looking to score with low kicks.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Portis checks a leg kick.
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warror.
A punch combination from Warror misses.
Warror looks for the body kick but Portis saw that one coming.
Portis throws a right hand that Warror ducks under and follows up with a left that Warror also avoids with ease.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warror circles away quickly and effectively.
Warror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Portis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Portis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Portis misses with an uppercut.
Portis moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Portis looks to land a right hand but Warror moved out of range.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warror takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a head kick but Portis moves out of range.
Portis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Warror fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Portis is out of range.
Warror takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Portis throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror scores with a kick to the midsection.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portis moves away.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warror misses with a hook. Portis ducked under it nicely.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Portis moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Portis moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Warror pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warror avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Portis misses with a lunging right hand
and Warror counters with an inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Portis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Warror has got the better of the exchanges.
Portis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Warror.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Warror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Portis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Warror swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
Portis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Warror connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis slips a straight right by Warror.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Portis looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Warror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warror misses with a two punch combination.
Portis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Portis off balance momentarily.
Warror misses with a wild combination.
Warror throws a leg kick but Portis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Portis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Portis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warror.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Portis just manages to avoid it.
Portis throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
Warror takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror misses with an uppercut.
Portis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Portis 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.
Portis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses with an uppercut.
Portis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warror.
Portis throws out a counter right but Warror avoids it with no problem.
Portis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Warror throws a leg kick
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warror lands a nice shot to the body.
Portis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Portis looks to land a right hand but Warror moved out of range.
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror connects with a jab.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Portis's head but Portis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror scores with a crisp jab that stopped Portis in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror misses with an uppercut.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warror throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Portis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Warror misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Portis misses with a looping right.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Portis just manages to avoid it.
Portis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Portis takes one to the side of the head.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Portis manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Warror.
Warror doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Portis.
Portis misses with an uppercut
and Warror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Warror throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Warror. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror misses the jab.
Warror uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Warror moves away from the strike by Portis.
Warror lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Portis throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
It appears Warror was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Warror walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Portis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portis moves away.
Portis throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
Warror scores with a sloppy right hand. Portis should have avoided that one.
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Warror looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Warror throws a lazy right hand but Portis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Portis.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Good standup being displayed there by Portis as he connects with a hook.
Portis looks to land a combination but Warror avoids it well.
Warror takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Warror looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portis checks a low kick from Warror.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portis moves away.
A little jabbing left from Portis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warror tries a low kick but Portis avoids it.
Portis misses the jab.
Portis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warror in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Portis finds it's target.
Warror misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Portis throws out a loose jab but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Portis misses with a shot to the body
and Warror connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Portis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Portis throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portis.
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Portis misses with a looping right.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Portis checks a leg kick.
Jackson Portis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Warror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warror takes one on the button.
Portis throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Warror has time to react.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Warror tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis avoids the body shot from Warror.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portis.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Portis checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Portis misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Warror misses its target.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portis.
Warror is looking to slow Portis down with leg kicks.
Jab by Warror.
Portis misses the jab.
Warror throws a nice outside leg kick.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis throws out a counter right but Warror avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheers as Warror lands an impressive looking overhand right. Portis doesn't seem phased though.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Portis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warror.
Warror looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Portis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Portis misses.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Warror throws a hook but Portis blocks it.
Portis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Portis! But no joy.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portis.
Portis throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warror looks to throw the jab but Portis is out of range.
Warror throws a body punch but Portis moves out of range.
Portis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warror blocks a jab.
Warror throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Portis on the side of the head.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Portis.
Portis lands with a hook. Warror tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Portis lands with a straight right. Warror didn't see that one coming.
Portis throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
Portis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Warror cracks Portis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warror defending well as Portis loads up on a big left hand.
Warror swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Portis throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Portis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Warror connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Portis scrambles back to his feet.
Portis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Warror has time to react.
Warror is rocked!
A nice leg kick from Warror, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Warror is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Portis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab lands there for Warror.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Portis.
Well Warror 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
An out of breath Paul Warror 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 441 p4p, 651 weight class) and Will Rock (ranked 50 p4p, 83 weight class). Rock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Wanna Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 3, fighting out of New York, Will Rock!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rock misses.
Plutov connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Plutov.
Plutov slips under a jab from Rock.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rock sizes up Plutov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov connects with a body shot that sends Rock's belly button to the back.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock with the inside leg kick.
Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
A head punch on the inside from Rock fails to land.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov tries to circle away but Rock has him pinned against the cage.
Rock manages to pull guard.
Rock has a closed guard, preventing Plutov from standing up.
Rock working a defensive guard here.
Rock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Plutov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plutov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rock is trying to control the position but Plutov postures up.
Plutov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Oblivion Gate inform us that Rock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Plutov stands and steps away. Rock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Plutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plutov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plutov misses the shot to the body.
Rock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock walks into a jab.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Rock.
Plutov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plutov misses with a looping right.
Plutov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rock connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Jab by Plutov.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Rock avoids the body shot from Plutov.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plutov.
Plutov slips under a jab from Rock.
Rock throws out a loose jab but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a straight right.
Rock misses with a hook.
Rock moves away from the strike by Plutov.
Rock pushes Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov is trying to break free.
Plutov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.
Rock can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Plutov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plutov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Plutov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
Plutov wants to break free but Rock has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Plutov is trying to push Rock away but Rock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Plutov breaks the clinch.
Rock scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Plutov misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Plutov.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rock's hands.
Plutov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rock 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 Plutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Plutov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov moves out of range as Rock strikes.
Plutov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Plutov lands a lovely overhand right.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Plutov.
Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
Plutov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rock lands a left hand.
Plutov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
Plutov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rock.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Plutov can't break the clinch.
Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Will Rock 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.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plutov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
Plutov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wasyl Plutov is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
Plutov throws a low kick but Rock moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Plutov. That snapped Rock's head back.
Rock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Plutov throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Rock slips a straight right by Plutov.
Plutov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock avoids the head kick by Plutov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock's corner calls for a 1-2. Rock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
Rock throws a front kick aimed at Plutov's knee but Plutov avoids it well.
Plutov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock misses with a low kick as Plutov jumps back.
Plutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plutov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plutov misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Rock moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Plutov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Plutov misses with a kick to the body.
Rock tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
Plutov swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Rock wants to counter the offense by Plutov and move into the clinch position.
Plutov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Plutov misses its intended target.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Plutov does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily.
Rock misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov throws a wild body kick that Rock sees coming a mile off.
Rock throws a wild body kick that Plutov sees coming a mile off.
Plutov misses with an uppercut.
Rock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Plutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Rock takes one to the chin there.
Rock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plutov.
Plutov missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
Rock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutov walks away with a smile on his face. Rock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rock. That's going to slow Plutov down.
Plutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plutov ducks right into an uppercut from Rock.
Plutov throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
Rock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Plutov checks it well.
Plutov tries to bum rush Rock with a series of wild strikes but Rock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plutov misses with a looping left.
Plutov looks for the body kick but Rock saw that one coming.
Plutov throws the kick towards the body but Rock avoids it.
Plutov misses the jab.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Rock throws a low kick but Plutov avoids it.
Rock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
Rock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Plutov's head.
Rock throws a leg kick but Plutov moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Plutov.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Rock.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Rock tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
Plutov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Plutov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Plutov is looking to land body kicks.
Rock tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
Plutov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Rock connects with the punch.
Plutov scores with a jab.
Rock slips under a jab from Plutov.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plutov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Plutov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plutov ducks right into an uppercut from Rock.
Rock lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Plutov throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Plutov misses with a straight left.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plutov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Plutov throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Plutov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rock lands a leg kick that knocks Plutov off balance momentarily.
Rock looks to land a combination. Plutov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Plutov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plutov misses with a leg kick.
Plutov throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plutov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Plutov lands a right hook to the body.
Plutov throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock wants to counter with a clinch but Plutov pushes him away.
Rock lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a wild combination.
Plutov throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Plutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Plutov.
Rock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Plutov.
Plutov clobbers Rock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plutov. That did some damage!
Rock throws a hook to the side of Plutov's head but Plutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock defending well as Plutov loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
A swing and a miss from Plutov.
Plutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
Rock slips under a jab from Plutov.
Rock tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rock has time to react.
Rock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rock.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock catches Plutov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Plutov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plutov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
Rock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rock throws a front kick aimed at Plutov's knee but Plutov avoids it well.
Rock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
Plutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Rock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rock rushes Plutov and presses him up against the cage.
Plutov breaks the clinch.
Plutov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Plutov misses the shot to the body.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Plutov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Plutov lands with a kick to the temple. Rock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Will Rock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plutov throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Plutov is looking to land body kicks.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plutov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plutov clobbers Rock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Rock.
Plutov missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Plutov lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
Plutov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rock keeps Plutov at a distance using the push kick.
Rock wants to clinch up but Plutov keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rock.
Plutov throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Plutov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Plutov keeps Rock at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Plutov.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rock 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Will Rock!
A less than humble Will Rock misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Alvado (ranked 129 p4p, 426 weight class) and Nick Dalton (ranked 22 p4p, 62 weight class). Alvado comes to the cage accompanied by Ichense Dub. Nick Dalton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Alvado.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvado has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dalton thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Dalton tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Dalton.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alvado.
Alvado circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick lands for Dalton.
Dalton lands with a straight right. Alvado didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dalton looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado tried to counter with a leg kick but Dalton avoided it.
Alvado throws a jab when Dalton was well out of range.
Alvado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dalton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dalton.
That kick from Dalton tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dalton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Dalton throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Dalton misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Dalton misses its intended target.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alvado.
Dalton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dalton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dalton's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalton thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Dalton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dalton scores with a jab to the head.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dalton misses with a straight left.
Dalton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dalton needs to keep his hands up - Alvado had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvado.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dalton checks a leg kick.
Alvado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dalton takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
A short left from Dalton.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado avoiding damage.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dalton blocks it.
Alvado lands with a short shot to the head.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Dalton controls his hands.
Dalton lands with a light punch inside.
Dalton misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body.
Dalton lands with a right to the head.
Dalton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvado presses Dalton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvado tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dalton lands a right hand.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the cage.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Dalton.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton lands a body punch.
Dalton is trying to push Alvado away but Alvado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dalton struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Alvado.
Dalton pushes Alvado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado lands a body punch.
Alvado lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Dalton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvado blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado lands with a light punch inside.
Dalton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalton blocking some punches.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Alvado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Alvado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dalton swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvado.
Alvado with a nice cross.
Alvado catches Dalton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton throws a solid leg kick but Alvado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dalton.
Dalton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick and Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a series of strikes. Dalton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
Alvado connects with a right hand. Dalton shakes it off.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado throws a low kick but Dalton moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton digs a good body shot into Alvado's ribs.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Dalton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Dalton.
Dalton 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.
Alvado lands a slapping body shot.
Alvado cracks Dalton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dalton moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvado.
A clash of legs there as Dalton blocks the low kick.
Marco Alvado is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalton was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dalton sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvado moves forwards but Dalton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crunch! Alvado slams his shin into Dalton's torso.
Dalton 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.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Dalton's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Dalton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalton misses with a series of wild punches.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Alvado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dalton doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvado has Dalton up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvado cracks Dalton with a nice body shot.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Dalton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalton gets through Alvado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dalton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Dalton working aggressively here.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Alvado.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daltons head.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dalton blocks it.
Dalton throws a head punch that misses.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dalton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dalton.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dalton. Dalton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
Dalton throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
Dalton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dalton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Dalton's defenses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Dalton misses with a looping left.
Dalton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvado throws a low kick but Dalton moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Alvado.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Dalton is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Alvado dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Alvado lands a leg kick that knocks Dalton off balance momentarily.
A big right from Dalton misses.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Dalton manages to avoid it.
Dalton tries to bum rush Alvado with a series of wild strikes but Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dalton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dalton stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado connects with a right hand. Dalton shakes it off.
Dalton wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Dalton throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dalton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dalton cracks Alvado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvado feints and then cracks Dalton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalton down.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alvado crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dalton - the referee stops the clock and Alvado gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dalton. Alvado manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dalton in his tracks.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dalton throws a fast counter high kick but Alvado manages to duck under it in time.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvado appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Nick Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalton throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvado tried to counter with a leg kick but Dalton avoided it.
Alvado with the inside leg kick.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado takes the fight into the clinch.
Marco Alvado has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dalton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Alvado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvado presses Dalton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Alvado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dalton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alvado.
Alvado tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dalton prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado blocking some punches.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dalton prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Dalton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good body shot from Dalton.
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Alvado gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Nick Dalton has been cut.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dalton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalton pushes Alvado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dalton is leaning against Alvado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton prevents a body shot from Alvado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Dalton avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Dalton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dalton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Alvado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Alvado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvado 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Alvado!
A victorious Marco Alvado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 451 p4p, 534 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 25 p4p, 30 weight class). Jain has chosen The Monkey King 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz looking to score a takedown here. Jain is defending well but Cruz drives through and ends up in Jain's guard.
Jain looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Jain keeps moving.
Jain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jain keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Jain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Jain tries to pass.
Cruz pulls Jain in close to his closed guard and prevents Jain from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Jain's brow.
Jain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz is working Jain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Jain keeps moving.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Jain is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz stands up over Jain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jain is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Cruz distracts Jain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz trying to control but Jain is working from the bottom.
Cruz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jain is trying to hold Cruz in close to prevent damage but Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
Jain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Jain has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Jain won't allow it.
Jain is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jain wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz working over Jain with some ground and pound. Jain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jain wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz passes to full mount!
Cruz prevents Jain from getting the reversal.
Cruz unloading with bombs!
Cruz content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jain is looking to get to half guard.
Jain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jain working to try and regain half guard.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Jain has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jain rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cruz works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
Jain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jain hang on?
Jain tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz throws a right hand that Jain ducks under and follows up with a left that Jain also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Jain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Jain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jain as he avoids it easily.
Jain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jain! But no joy.
Jain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Jain connects with a nice looking jab.
Jain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jain looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Jain's shoulder, as Jain tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Jain moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Jain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jain swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Jain throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jain counters by moving into the clinch.
Jain prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jain looking to pass the guard.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jain is one step ahead there.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Jain tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jain passes into half guard.
Jain wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Jain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz keeping control of the position.
Jain trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jain being controlled here momentarily.
Jain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jain stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jain lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Jain misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Jain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jain.
Jain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Jain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Jain counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Jain misses with a looping right.
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jain loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moganesh Jain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jain pinned against the cage. Jain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Jain.
Jain looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jain catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cruz throws a series of punches but Jain avoids them all with ease.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jain.
Jain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jain can do to turn this around?
Jain rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jain scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Jain's head back.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jain throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain misses with a wild body shot.
Jain throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Jain as Cruz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jain walks into a left hand.
Jain lands a nice looking body shot.
Jain lands an overhand right.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Jain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Jain tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Jain throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Jain's ribs.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jain looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jain!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jain takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jain is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cruz trying to control the action but Jain is working from the bottom.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jain some visible discomfort.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Jain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz advances nicely into full mount.
Jain wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Jain is squirming around nicely.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Jain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jain sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Jain wants to get back to full guard but Cruz has passed into side control.
Jain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
Jain tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz working over Jain with some ground and pound. Jain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dom Cruz made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Kuznetsov (ranked 490 p4p, 218 weight class) and Wilson Brooks (ranked 76 p4p, 33 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konstantin Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilson Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range nicely.
Brooks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice jab there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brooks! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Brooks.
Konstantin Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
Kuznetsov misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Brooks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuznetsov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
A little feinted left hand from Kuznetsov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Kuznetsov misses
and Brooks counters with a good low kick that Kuznetsov was not able to check.
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!
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brooks! But no joy.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kuznetsov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Brooks follows Kuznetsov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Brooks!
Wilson Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 135 p4p, 306 weight class) and Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 17 p4p, 44 weight class). Chikatchawan has chosen Animal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 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 35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mfer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chikatchawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a nice leg kick.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Chikatchawan.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer connects with an inside leg kick.
Chikatchawan throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Chikatchawan 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.
Mfer tries to work over Chikatchawan's front leg with a kick but Chikatchawan checks it.
Chikatchawan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab.
Mfer moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChikatchawan.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses.
Chikatchawan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Chikatchawan.
Mfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chikatchawan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot
and Mfer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chikatchawan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Mfer.
Chikatchawan works the jab nicely.
Mfer throws a leg kick which misses Chikatchawan's front leg but catches the back leg as Chikatchawan tries to avoid it.
Chikatchawan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
It seemed like Chikatchawan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mfer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Chikatchawan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Chikatchawan sees coming a mile off.
Chikatchawan drops his hands momentarily and Mfer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chikatchawan throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer scores with a shot to the body.
Mfer lands with a shot to the body.
Chikatchawan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chikatchawan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chikatchawan! But no joy.
Mfer drives through and clinches with Chikatchawan against the cage.
Mfer tries a knee to the head but Chikatchawan blocks it.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
A nice left hand lands by Chikatchawan.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Mfer tries to stall but Chikatchawan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Mfer tries to work over Chikatchawan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatchawan lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Chikatchawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan manages to break the clinch.
Mfer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Chikatchawan moves out of range easily.
Chikatchawan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Chikatchawan.
Mfer throws a hook but Chikatchawan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chikatchawan throws a lazy head kick
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Chikatchawan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Chikatchawan.
A nice leg kick from Mfer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Chikatchawan fails to land with a series of punches.
Mfer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chikatchawan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chikatchawan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mfer takes a swing at Chikatchawan's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mfer is stalling here.
Chikatchawan misses with a body punch.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chikatchawan backwards.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatchawan backwards.
Chikatchawan lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chikatchawan has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Chikatchawan lands a right hand.
Chikatchawan pushes Mfer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chikatchawan blocking some punches.
Chikatchawan can't break the clinch.
Mfer landing knees to the body.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chikatchawan can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer pushes Chikatchawan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Chikatchawan is rocked!
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chikatchawan is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer cracks Chikatchawan with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Mfer!
A victorious Ispa Mfer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 477 p4p, 206 weight class) and Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 28 p4p, 11 weight class). Yeboah comes to the cage accompanied by Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yeboah.
Ky Jr missing with a left hand there. Yeboah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ky Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yeboah preventing the sweep.
Ky Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yeboah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ky Jr is one step ahead there.
Yeboah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yeboah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yeboah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Yeboah being controlled here, momentarily.
Ky Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ky Jr is one step ahead there.
Yeboah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ky Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ky Jr advances to half guard.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Ky Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yeboah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ky Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Yeboah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ky Jr works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yeboah is looking to improve his position but Ky Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is working hard here to advance position.
Ky Jr dominating with strikes here.
Yeboah can't escape the position.
Ky Jr unloading with bombs!
Ky Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ky Jr jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yeboah manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ky Jr tries to advance to mount but Yeboah denies him.
Ky Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Ky Jr trying to control the position but Yeboah is working away.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ky Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yeboah is trying to escape the mount.
Ky Jr is stalling here but it's allowed Yeboah to get half guard.
Ky Jr working Yeboah over with strikes.
Ky Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ky Jr is trying to control. Yeboah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ky Jr with a nice head shot there.
Ky Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Ky Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Yeboah is trying to keep Ky Jr in close.
Ky Jr pushing down on Yeboah's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ky Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Ky Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yeboah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yeboah is looking for a sweep. Ky Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ky Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ky Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sambulo Yeboah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeboah scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yeboah is looking to take a break and control but Ky Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ky Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Yeboah trying to control the action but Ky Jr is working from the bottom.
Yeboah tries for a kimura but Ky Jr is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ky Jr, who protects the arm well.
Ky Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr is trying to escape the position but Yeboah is controlling the position.
Ky Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah tries to move to mount but Ky Jr blocks the move with his legs.
Ky Jr tries to buck Yeboah off but Yeboah is having none of it.
Ky Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ky Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Yeboah is trying to control. Ky Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yeboah wants to work for an arm triangle but Ky Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ky Jr is trying to control but can't.
Ky Jr moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr keeping moving, preventing Yeboah from controlling successfully.
Yeboah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ky Jr trying to control the position.
Yeboah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yeboah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ky Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yeboah won't allow Ky Jr to sweep him here.
Yeboah wants to control from the top but Ky Jr keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ky Jr is looking to clinch.
Yeboah feinted with a counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yeboah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr tries to clinch but Yeboah moves out of range.
Yeboah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ky Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Ky Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Yeboah's guard.
Ky Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yeboah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yeboah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yeboah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ky Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Ky Jr lands a couple of digs.
Ky Jr is in close to Yeboah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yeboah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yeboah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ky Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Yeboah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ky Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yeboah tries to buck Ky Jr off but Ky Jr is having none of it.
Yeboah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Yeboah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ky Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ky Jr just content to control the position.
Ky Jr trying to control the action but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yeboah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yeboah has a takedown stuffed.
And Ky Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Yeboah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ky Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ky Jr trying to mount his opponent but Yeboah defends it.
Ground and pound from Ky Jr.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ky Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Gaia Ky Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ky Jr is looking to advance position but Yeboah won't allow it.
Yeboah regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ky Jr defends it easily.
Ky Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yeboah is pulling down on Ky Jr's head to control his posture.
Ky Jr trying to control but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr content to stall in guard here.
Yeboah looking to control.
Ky Jr trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yeboah manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ky Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yeboah defends it easily.
Ky Jr working for a triangle but Yeboah defends it easily.
Ky Jr keeping moving, preventing Yeboah from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yeboah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Ky Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ky Jr preventing the sweep.
Ky Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yeboah's head.
Ky Jr passes into half guard.
Ky Jr is looking for a kimura but Yeboah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ky Jr to get the leverage.
Yeboah manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Yeboah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ky Jr looking to pass the guard.
Ky Jr trying to control but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Ky Jr is working Yeboah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Ky Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Yeboah is trying to control the position but Ky Jr postures up.
Ky Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Ky Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Ky Jr advances position into side control!
Ky Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yeboah down.
Ky Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ky Jr looks up at the clock and then as Yeboah takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ky Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ky Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ky Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yeboah manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky Jr really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yeboah decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yeboah wants to pass to mount but Ky Jr is defending the position.
Ky Jr wants to improve his position but Yeboah is controlling well.
Ky Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Ky Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Ky Jr wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr wants to control but Yeboah is keeping busy.
Yeboah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ky Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr wants to control but Yeboah is keeping busy.
Ky Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Yeboah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yeboah trying to mount his opponent but Ky Jr defends it.
Yeboah is looking to take a break and control but Ky Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ky Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yeboah is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yeboah is working for a kimura but Ky Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Yeboah is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ky Jr defends it well.
Ky Jr tries to get to full guard but Yeboah has control of the leg.
Yeboah stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ky Jr is on top in guard.
Ky Jr is in close to Yeboah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ky Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yeboah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Yeboah can't keep his opponent in guard - Ky Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yeboah slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yeboah looking for a sweep. Not yet Yeboah, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah controls Ky Jr momentarily but Ky Jr frees himself.
Yeboah wants to sweep but no luck.
Ky Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yeboah working a defensive guard here.
Ky Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ky Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ky Jr lands a couple of digs.
Ky Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yeboah wants to sweep here but Ky Jr controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambulo Yeboah had his way with Gaia Ky Jr in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ky Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yeboah defends well and Ky Jr ends up having to push Yeboah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yeboah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ky Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Yeboah finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ky Jr looking to control.
Yeboah wants to control from the top but Ky Jr keeps moving.
Yeboah won't allow Ky Jr to sweep him here.
Ky Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yeboah trying to control but Ky Jr is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr wants to hit a sweep here but Yeboah passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ky Jr there!
Yeboah trying to control but Ky Jr is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah content just to control the position here.
Yeboah looking to control but Ky Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ky Jr can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ky Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yeboah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ky Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yeboah is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ky Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yeboah pulls his head out easily.
Ky Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Ky Jr trying to get back to full guard but Yeboah takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ky Jr stops Yeboah from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ky Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Yeboah tries to control but Ky Jr wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Yeboah tries to keep control of the position but Ky Jr is staying busy.
Ky Jr tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yeboah fails to move to back control.
Sambulo Yeboah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yeboah moves to the back.
Ky Jr rolls, trying to escape but Yeboah keeps control of the position.
Ky Jr breaks Yeboah's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ky Jr wants to pass the guard but Yeboah is keeping the position.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah wants to sweep but no luck.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah has his hands on Ky Jr's head, controlling the position.
Ky Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Yeboah.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yeboah is on top in guard.
Yeboah wants to control from the top but Ky Jr keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ky Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yeboah throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sambulo Yeboah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ky Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaia Ky Jr!
Gaia Ky Jr is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Gaia Ky Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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