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SFL 02 | Bushido PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham Jnr (ranked 5114 p4p, 5859 weight class) and Brady Helix (ranked 560 p4p, 596 weight class). Helix has chosen Embedded by Job For A Cowboy as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Helix!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix ducks under a wild hook from Cunningham Jnr.
Cunningham Jnr misses with a looping left.
Helix scores with a nice body kick.
Cunningham Jnr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Helix on the side of the head.
Cunningham Jnr scores with a jab. Helix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cunningham Jnr throws a hook to the side of Helix's head but Helix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cunningham Jnr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randall Cunningham Jnr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham Jnr lands the left hand.
Cunningham Jnr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Helix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Cunningham Jnr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cunningham Jnr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham Jnr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Helix sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Helix has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Helix working over Cunningham Jnr with some ground and pound. Cunningham Jnr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Helix seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cunningham Jnr is looking to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Helix blocks the strikes from Cunningham Jnr.
Cunningham Jnr wants to control but Helix is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cunningham Jnr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cunningham Jnr working for a triangle but Helix defends it easily.
Helix's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Helix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Helix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cunningham Jnr's head.
Helix wants to pass the guard but Cunningham Jnr is keeping the position.
Helix slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cunningham Jnr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Helix.
Cunningham Jnr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Helix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Helix working the head and body with strikes.
Cunningham Jnr is looking to control Helix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cunningham Jnr avoid being mounted?
Helix is taking a breather. Cunningham Jnr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Helix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Helix controlling the action here.
Helix slips a nice elbow through Cunningham Jnr's hands, connecting with Cunningham Jnr's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Helix in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Helix's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cunningham Jnr actively working from the bottom here.
Helix lands strikes from half guard.
Cunningham Jnr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Helix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Helix is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cunningham Jnr missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helix is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Helix drops an elbow to the side of Cunningham Jnr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Helix 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.
Cunningham Jnr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Helix counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cunningham Jnr won't be happy with that.
Helix lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cunningham Jnr down.
Helix is putting a hurting on Cunningham Jnr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Helix working away.
Helix landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cunningham Jnr trying to remain calm as Helix controls from the top position.
Helix working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix cracks Cunningham Jnr with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Helix stalls from top position.
Cunningham Jnr wants to control but Helix postures up.
Helix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cunningham Jnr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix happy to just control the position for now.
Cunningham Jnr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Helix drops an elbow to the side of Cunningham Jnr's head.
Brady Helix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helix is taking a breather. Cunningham Jnr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cunningham Jnr punching from the bottom.
Cunningham Jnr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helix pulls his head out easily.
Helix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cunningham Jnr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Helix prevents Cunningham Jnr from improving his position.
Cunningham Jnr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham Jnr won't allow Helix to pass to mount.
Helix slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cunningham Jnr moves out of range as Helix strikes.
Helix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cunningham Jnr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cunningham Jnr connects with a body shot.
Cunningham Jnr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helix at a distance.
Cunningham Jnr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cunningham Jnr won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Cunningham Jnr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Helix lands a nice forearm strike.
Helix taking a breather here.
Helix lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham Jnr misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Cunningham Jnr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cunningham Jnr trying to hold on to Helix's head to control him but Helix postures up.
Helix slips a nice elbow through Cunningham Jnr's hands, connecting with Cunningham Jnr's forehead.
Helix stalling.
Helix is nestled in close to Cunningham Jnr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Helix stalling.
Cunningham Jnr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Helix working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Helix in particular looking to stall.
Helix drops an elbow to the side of Cunningham Jnr's head.
Helix lands with a punch from half guard.
Helix lands with a punch from half guard.
Cunningham Jnr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cunningham Jnr is trying to get back to full guard.
Cunningham Jnr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helix perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cunningham Jnr throws out a powerful jab.
Cunningham Jnr misses with a combination
and Helix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Helix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cunningham Jnr throws a leg kick
and Helix counters with a shoot takedown. Cunningham Jnr fights it but they end up in guard.
Helix controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Helix works over Cunningham Jnr with some ground and pound from guard.
Helix cracks Cunningham Jnr with a solid left hand.
Helix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cunningham Jnr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helix slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham Jnr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Helix slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cunningham Jnr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix just content to control the position.
Helix is chipping away with strikes.
Helix landing strikes.
Cunningham Jnr is being controlled here.
Helix landing strikes.
Helix lands a nice forearm strike.
Helix landing a few strikes.
Helix in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cunningham Jnr is looking for a sweep.
Cunningham Jnr is working hard here to advance position.
Helix controls the position.
Randall Cunningham Jnr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands a decent elbow from side control.
Helix connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cunningham Jnr some visible discomfort.
Cunningham Jnr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cunningham Jnr tries to roll over but Helix keeps him under control.
Helix performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cunningham Jnr tries to get to full guard but Helix has control of the leg.
Cunningham Jnr has hold of Helix's hands but Helix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Helix is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brady Helix is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Helix slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cunningham Jnr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cunningham Jnr.
Helix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cunningham Jnr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Helix controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cunningham Jnr throws a leg kick
and Helix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cunningham Jnr actively working from the bottom here.
Helix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cunningham Jnr is looking for a sweep. Helix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helix stalling.
Helix blocks the strikes from Cunningham Jnr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Helix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Helix winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Helix!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brady Helix waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hal Hitman (ranked 23663 p4p, 3163 weight class) and Aly Magomedov (ranked 756 p4p, 447 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Aly Intro RUN! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hal Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aly Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hitman.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitman.
Hitman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magomedov swings for the body but Hitman moves out of range.
Hitman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hitman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Hitman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Magomedov looking to control.
Magomedov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Hitman from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Hitman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitman is one step ahead there.
Hitman tries to free his leg and advance position but Magomedov is retaining full guard.
Hitman passes into half guard.
Magomedov is controlling Hitman's trapped leg to prevent Hitman from advancing to side control.
Hitman tries to pass to full mount but Magomedov defends it.
Magomedov wants to control but Hitman is keeping busy.
Hitman seems to be looking for submissions.
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Hitman prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
Magomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hitman is working away from the top position though.
Magomedov is refusing to be controlled, as Hitman sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman controlling the action here.
Hitman wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is defending well.
Hitman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magomedov is not content to let Hitman control the position.
Hitman trying to pass the guard but Magomedov defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Hitman is trying to control. Magomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magomedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magomedov being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitman trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Magomedov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Magomedov advances to half guard.
Magomedov not doing much here.
Hitman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Magomedov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Magomedov's back!
Hitman is looking for the choke from the back position but Magomedov is controlling his hands well.
Magomedov can't escape the position.
Hitman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Magomedov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Magomedov for a finish.
Hitman is not going to allow Magomedov to sit and survive in this position.
Magomedov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitman is trying to stick to Magomedov's back but Magomedov is turning into Hitman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hitman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Magomedov.
Hitman keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitman is keeping the position for now.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Magomedov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov tries for a kimura but Hitman is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hitman is trying to control Magomedov's posture but Magomedov avoids it.
Hitman is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Hitman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Magomedov scores with a takedown into Hitman's guard.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hitman is on top in guard.
Hitman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hitman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hitman postures up.
Magomedov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magomedov is trying to keep Hitman in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov has control of Hitman's left arm, preventing Hitman from doing any damage.
Magomedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hitman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Magomedov's body to avoid the submission. Magomedov has instead reached around Hitman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Magomedov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aly Magomedov!
Aly Magomedov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douce Busey (ranked 3715 p4p, 4454 weight class) and Wu Tseng (ranked 372 p4p, 435 weight class). The key to victory for Douce Busey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douce Busey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wu Tseng!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, 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!
Tseng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Busey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Busey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Tseng misses.
Busey misses with a hook. Tseng ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Tseng. Beautiful body shot.
Busey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Busey throws an off balance right hand
and Tseng counters with a nice uppercut.
Busey misses with a shot to the body
and Tseng counters with a left to the body.
Tseng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tseng moves out of range of the leg kick from Busey.
Tseng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tseng throws a shot from downtown. Busey moves away and avoids it.
Tseng feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buseys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tseng has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tseng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Busey, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tseng as Busey tries to tie him up.
Busey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Busey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Busey prevents a body shot from Tseng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busey misses with some punches.
Busey takes a shot to the head.
Tseng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Busey trying to stall but Tseng improves his position.
Tseng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Busey throws a punch but it's blocked by Tseng.
Tseng swings wildly with an uppercut but Busey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Tseng.
Tseng misses with a body punch.
Busey throws a punch but it's blocked by Tseng.
Tseng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Busey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Busey blocking some punches.
Busey throws a punch but it's blocked by Tseng.
Tseng blocking some punches.
Busey letting Tseng take a breather here.
Busey working aggressively here.
Tseng misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tseng.
Busey presses Tseng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tseng gets through Busey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busey misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tseng.
Tseng tries to work over Busey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Busey can't find room to land a body shot as Tseng controls the action.
Busey lands with a right to the head.
Tseng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tseng can't find room to land a body shot as Busey controls the action.
Busey is trying to stall.
Tseng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tseng misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Tseng as the two fighters clinch.
Busey letting Tseng take a breather here.
Busey prevents a body shot from Tseng.
Busey tries to circle away but Tseng has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busey can't find room to land a body shot as Tseng controls the action.
Tseng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Busey backwards.
Tseng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tseng prevents a body shot from Busey.
Tseng just leaning against Busey, taking a breather.
Tseng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Busey fails to land.
Tseng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tseng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tseng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tseng blocks a body shot from Busey.
Tseng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Busey.
Busey can't find room to land a body shot as Tseng controls the action.
Busey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tseng will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Busey up against the cage.
Tseng digs a right hand into Busey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Busey's gas tank.
Busey is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tseng tries to work over Busey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tseng is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Busey.
Tseng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tseng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Busey misses with a punch on the inside.
Busey misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Busey blocking some punches.
Busey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsengs head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tseng takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tseng blocking some punches.
Busey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Busey prevents a body shot from Tseng.
Tseng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busey is trying to push Tseng away but Tseng has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tseng tries to throw a body punch but Busey avoids it by throwing Tseng back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wu Tseng dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tseng tries to close the distance and clinch but Busey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Busey is looking for a counter combo.
Tseng fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Busey on the side of the head.
Busey lands a slapping body shot.
Busey connects with a body shot.
Tseng clinches up with Busey and pushes him back against the cage.
Tseng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tseng prevents Busey from breaking the clinch.
Busey swings wildly with an uppercut but Tseng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Busey is trying to break the clinch but Tseng is controlling him.
Tseng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Busey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Busey struggles to land a body shot inside as Tseng controls his hands.
Tseng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Busey or not.
Tseng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tseng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Busey misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tseng misses with a punch to the body.
Tseng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tseng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Busey up against the cage.
Busey working aggressively here.
Tseng leaning against his opponent.
Busey throws a head punch that misses.
Tseng lands with a light punch inside.
Tseng scores with a shot to the side of Busey's head.
Busey tries to circle away but Tseng has him pinned against the cage.
Tseng dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tseng blocking some punches.
Tseng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Busey backwards.
Busey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wu Tseng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Busey looking to stall.
Busey lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tseng.
Tseng pressing his opponent against the cage.
Busey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tseng's elbow.
Busey tries to circle away but Tseng has him pinned against the cage.
Tseng controlling the action here for a moment.
Busey misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tseng dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Busey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tseng prevents a body shot from Busey.
Busey misses with a punch on the inside.
Tseng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Tseng scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busey wants to break free but Tseng has control.
Tseng prevents a body shot from Busey.
Busey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tseng will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Busey up against the cage.
Busey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tseng lands a shot to the body.
Busey tries a body shot but Tseng blocks it.
Tseng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Busey's elbow.
Busey lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tseng - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Busey struggles to land a body shot inside as Tseng controls his hands.
Tseng holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tseng digs a right hand underneath Busey's ribcage. Busey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tseng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busey lands a shot to the body.
Tseng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tseng presses Busey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Busey can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tseng.
A shot in the inside from Tseng.
Tseng lands an uppercut.
Tseng is pushing Busey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Tseng.
Tseng is stalling here.
Tseng pushes Busey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tseng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tseng slowing the pace effectively.
Busey tries to break free but Tseng pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wu Tseng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Busey misses with a two punch combination.
Tseng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tseng looks to score with a jab to the body but Busey is just out of range.
Tseng punishes Busey's body with a nice straight punch.
Tseng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tseng moves into the clinch successfully.
Busey misses with a punch on the inside.
Tseng prevents a body shot from Busey.
Tseng misses with a punch to the body.
Tseng blocking some punches.
Tseng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Busey leaning against his opponent.
Tseng lands a right hand.
Tseng lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Tseng.
A bit of stalling here from Tseng.
Busey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Tseng on the inside.
Busey looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Busey looking to stall.
Busey is trying to break the clinch but Tseng has him pressed against the cage.
Tseng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Busey backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Tseng.
Tseng can't find room to land a body shot as Busey controls the action.
Busey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tseng is working Busey over against the cage.
Tseng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Busey is rocked!
Tseng can't find room to land a body shot as Busey controls the action.
A hook to the body from Tseng.
Tseng taking a breather.
Tseng lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Busey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tseng lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Busey to his knees! Tseng keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wu Tseng!
During a confident post fight interview, Wu Tseng thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 7166 p4p, 2545 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 689 p4p, 369 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Brawler pushes Lawrence up against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Lawrence's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brawler's elbow.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence has Brawler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brawler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brawler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Brawler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Brawler as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler tries to score with a low kick but Lawrence moves his leg out of the way.
Lawrence darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brawler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bobby Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawrence.
Brawler is looking to chop away at Lawrence's legs.
Lawrence is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lawrence on the side of the head.
Brawler connects with a looping right hand.
Bobby Brawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brawler. That's going to slow Lawrence down.
Brawler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lawrence on the side of the head.
Lawrence changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brawler tries to avoid it but Lawrence manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brawler to the ground. Brawler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lawrence is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brawler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Brawler misses the jab.
Brawler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lawrence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawler.
Brawler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lawrence will feel that in the morning.
Brawler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brawler throws out a leg kick but Lawrence moves out of range and Brawler only half commits.
Brawler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brawler lands a jab to Lawrence's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brawler dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawrence 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.
Brawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brawler throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Brawler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brawler misses with a kick to the body.
Lawrence checks a low kick from Brawler.
Brawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Brawler tries a quick counter leg kick but Lawrence is wise to it.
Brawler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brawler throws a leg kick but Lawrence sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Brawler with a series of wild strikes but Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawrence!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brawler scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawrence throws a hook but Brawler avoids it easily.
Lawrence throws a chopping leg kick but Brawler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Lawrence moves out of range as Brawler throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick from Brawler, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Brawler is avoiding it.
Lawrence misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lawrence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawrence closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brawler circles away.
Brawler has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lawrence tries to clinch there but Brawler circles away.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Brawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawrence.
Brawler looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brawler jabs at Lawrence's body.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler misses with a hook. Lawrence ducked under it nicely.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brawler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Brawler.
Brawler throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence misses with a double jab.
Brawler throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Brawler throws the kick towards the body but Lawrence avoids it.
Lawrence drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brawler sprawls and moves away.
Lawrence tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawrence takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Brawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brawler with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Brawler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brawler cracks a nice hook into Lawrence's ribs.
Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Brawler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brawler thumps Lawrence with a low kick.
Brawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brawler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
Brawler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brawler blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
Brawler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler.
Brawler misses with a body punch.
Brawler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
Brawler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawler blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
Brawler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brawler.
Brawler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brawler manages to break the clinch.
Brawler with the inside leg kick.
Brawler dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
A jab from Brawler misses.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Lawrence drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brawler sprawls and moves away.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler clinches up with Lawrence and pushes him back against the cage.
Brawler trying to control the position but instead, Lawrence has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brawler into the cage.
Lawrence works on Brawler's body with a couple of short punches.
Brawler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawrence is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Brawler.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Brawler.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Brawler.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler.
Lawrence struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawler controls his hands.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Brawler avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brawler.
Brawler lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Brawler.
Brawler prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
Bobby Brawler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brawler blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
Brawler lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence tries to work over Brawler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brawler has Lawrence pressed against the cage.
A short right from Brawler on the inside.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brawler.
Brawler lands a shoulder strike.
Brawler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
 It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Brawler pushes Lawrence back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brawler.
Brawler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawler lands an uppercut.
Brawler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lawrence up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawler controls his hands.
Brawler just leaning against Lawrence, taking a breather.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Brawler.
Brawler pushes Lawrence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brawler taking a breather.
Brawler lands with a light punch inside.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
Brawler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brawler connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
Brawler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lawrence is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Brawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lawrence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brawler scoring well with a low kick there.
Brawler looks to land a body kick but Lawrence moved away.
Brawler throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Brawler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brawler connects with a solid leg kick.
Lawrence cracks Brawler with a good jab.
Brawler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawrence under the eye.
Lawrence takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brawler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lawrence's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brawler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lawrence scrambles back to his feet.
Brawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Lawrence checks a leg kick nicely.
Bobby Brawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brawler is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brawler looks for the body kick but Lawrence saw that one coming.
Lawrence feinted with a counter takedown.
Brawler digs a good hook to Lawrence's body.
Brawler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brawler lands a leg kick that knocks Lawrence off balance momentarily.
Brawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Lawrence does no damage.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Lawrence takes one on the button.
Brawler dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Brawler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Brawler misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence 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!
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence moves forwards but Brawler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawrence goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brawler throws out the jab.
Lawrence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawrence moves away from the strike by Brawler.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brawler sprawls well. Brawler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet.
Brawler tries to land a front kick but Lawrence steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lawrence feinted with a counter takedown.
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawler.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Brawler coming out on top.
Brawler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawrence. That did some damage!
Brawler throws a body kick that misses.
Brawler throws a leg kick
so Lawrence counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Brawler manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Brawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lawrence blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brawler blocks a body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
Lawrence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
Brawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
Brawler lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Brawler.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brawler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brawler lands a shot to the body.
Brawler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Brawler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brawler prevents the takedown attempt.
Brawler lands with a right to the head.
Brawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Brawler works on Lawrence's body with a couple of short punches.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Brawler lands with a short shot to the head.
Brawler gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence misses with some punches.
Lawrence goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brawler prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lawrences head.
Bobby Brawler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brawler lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Brawler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brawler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Brawler!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Brawler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 1676 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Juan Luna (ranked 205 p4p, 449 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think River might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Luna is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noypi by Bamboo. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Luna!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by River.
Luna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by River.
Luna takes a jab right on the kisser.
River shoots for a takedown but Luna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luna throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
As Luna backs away, River returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Luna misses with a hook to the body
and River counters with a straight right hand.
River throws a right and a left that Luna avoids nicely.
Kollaa River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luna.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Luna moves out of range easily.
Luna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Juan Luna has been cut.
River connects with a looping right hand.
 Luna is rocked!
River connects with an inside leg kick.
Luna is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
We've been hearing reports that River has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Look low, kick high! River uses the oldest trick in the book to send Luna tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! River is absolutely delighted - when Luna wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kollaa River!
Kollaa River decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Juan Luna was interviewed post fight and said 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fox (ranked 3142 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 327 p4p, 172 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kneeland's choice of entrance music: Kung Fu FIghting. Skillz Kneeland told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Fox closes the distance and pushes Kneeland back into the cage.
Fox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kneeland's efforts to push away.
Kneeland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeland blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kneeland.
A short right from Kneeland on the inside.
Kneeland can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Kneeland throws a head punch that misses.
Fox lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kneeland throws an elbow but misses.
Fox lands a knee to the body.
Fox gets through Kneeland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Fox throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fox misses with a knee strike.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kneeland's elbow.
Fox stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fox throws an elbow but misses.
Fox blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeland pushes Fox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox looking to throw knees to the head but Kneeland is blocking nicely.
Kneeland has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kneeland can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Fox.
A right hook to the body lands for Fox.
Fox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kneeland backwards.
Fox looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Fox.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneeland controls his hands.
Fox looking to stall.
Kneeland scores with a shoulder strike.
Fox is leaning against Kneeland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox lands a body shot.
Kneeland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fox blocks a body shot from Kneeland.
Kneeland prevents a body shot from Fox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kneeland backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kneeland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox lands a good knee to the midsection. Kneeland won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeland can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kneeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fox's brow.
Kneeland misses with some punches.
Fox misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeland lands with a left to the head.
Fox tries to work over Kneeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox tries to stall but Kneeland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeland blocking some punches.
Fox gets through Kneeland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fox working aggressively here.
Kneeland lands an elbow just above Fox 's eye.
Kneeland misses with an elbow strike.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeland lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kneeland throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox pushes off an throws an elbow but Kneeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeland blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeland lands an uppercut.
Fox is rocked!
Fox tries to work over Kneeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Fox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fox seems to have got his legs back now.
Kneeland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kneeland drives through and clinches with Fox against the cage.
Kneeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeland lands with a right to the head.
Kneeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox avoids a wild elbow strike from Kneeland.
Kneeland blocks an elbow strike from Fox.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeland avoiding damage as Fox throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeland creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fox's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fox drops to his knees and Kneeland pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skillz Kneeland!
Skillz Kneeland took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, UnderGround Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaquon Jones (ranked 2248 p4p, 1182 weight class) and John McSulley (ranked 293 p4p, 165 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaquon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McSulley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSulley lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from McSulley.
It looks like Jaquon Jones has been cut.
That kick from McSulley tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
McSulley works the jab nicely.
McSulley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McSulley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones misses the body punch
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McSulley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McSulley misses with a straight left.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McSulley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSulley lands a nice looking body shot.
McSulley drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley connects with a leg kick.
McSulley lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and McSulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McSulley scores with a hook.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jones checks the leg kick.
McSulley feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McSulley.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McSulley manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McSulley misses with a head kick.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSulley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McSulley misses with a low kick.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McSulley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Sloppy strikes from McSulley. Those never looked like landing.
Jones misses with an uppercut. McSulley saw that one coming.
McSulley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones tries to counter with a takedown but McSulley is quick to defend against it.
McSulley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McSulley throws a nice inside leg kick.
McSulley slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from McSulley misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McSulley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
John McSulley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McSulley lands a nice looking body kick.
McSulley works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
McSulley blocks a jab.
McSulley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
McSulley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McSulley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
McSulley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from McSulley finds it's target.
McSulley with a nice cross.
Jaquon Jones's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McSulley. Beautiful body shot.
McSulley connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McSulley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on McSulley's shoulder, as McSulley tries to avoid the shot.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones connects with the punch.
McSulley lands with a shot to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McSulley but McSulley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McSulley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaquon Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McSulley lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McSulley lands a jab.
McSulley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
John McSulley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSulley scores with a jab to the jaw.
McSulley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McSulley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
McSulley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McSulley!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to control the action but McSulley is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McSulley, who protects the arm well.
McSulley is looking to reverse the position.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but McSulley is defending well.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McSulley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McSulley is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McSulley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McSulley is looking for a sweep.
McSulley sneaks back into half guard.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but McSulley is defending well.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but McSulley defends the submission attempt.
McSulley tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
McSulley is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones is looking for a kimura but McSulley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McSulley is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones wants to take a breather but McSulley is having none of it.
McSulley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McSulley wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but McSulley is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John McSulley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaquon Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McSulley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones checks a low kick from McSulley.
McSulley throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSulley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McSulley catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
McSulley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McSulley connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
McSulley is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
McSulley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McSulley moves away from the strike by Jones.
McSulley with the inside leg kick.
John McSulley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones moves forwards but McSulley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McSulley thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McSulley clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McSulley tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaquon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSulley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
McSulley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McSulley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McSulley scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaquon Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McSulley throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and McSulley only half commits.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McSulley throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
McSulley looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSulley scores with a nice strike.
McSulley lands a jab to the nose.
McSulley throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
McSulley lands a jab to the head.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McSulley's guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McSulley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! McSulley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
McSulley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McSulley defends it easily.
McSulley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
John McSulley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McSulley manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McSulley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McSulley has escaped and now he's on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
John McSulley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McSulley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McSulley!
An out of breath John McSulley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 1185 p4p, 2378 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 139 p4p, 258 weight class). Finch comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
Finch throws a counter high kick but Al Balushi was just alert enough to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Balushi misses the target.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Balushi staying out of range there.
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Finch moves away
and Al Balushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finch tries to clinch there but Al Balushi circles away.
Al Balushi throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick which misses Finch's front leg but catches the back leg as Finch tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Balushi needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
Finch fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Al Balushi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Al Balushi wants to slow Finch down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Balushi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Balushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finch drops his hands momentarily and Al Balushi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Al Balushi is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Finch. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Balushi throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Al Balushi ducks right into an uppercut from Finch.
Finch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi dips to his left and cracks Finch with an uppercut!
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Al Balushi tenderised Finch's leg. Finch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finch lunges at Al Balushi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Al Balushi's hand.
Finch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Balushi circles away quickly and effectively.
Finch misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch connects with a body shot that sends Al Balushi's belly button to the back.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
Finch digs a good hook to Al Balushi's body.
Al Balushi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finch.
Al Balushi throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Finch with a jab.
Al Balushi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Al Balushi.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Finch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body kick from Al Balushi.
Finch tries to clinch up.
Al Balushi misses with a looping left.
Finch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Al Balushi tries to score with a low kick but Finch moves his leg out of the way.
Al Balushi misses with a kick to the body
and Finch finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finch's head backwards.
Al Balushi tries to move into range but Finch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Al Balushi swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Finch thuds his right hand into Al Balushi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Al Balushi is looking to score with low kicks.
Al Balushi defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Al Balushi misses.
The fighters circling - Al Balushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Balushi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Finch if he has to take too many more of those.
Al Balushi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finch is out of range and Al Balushi settles back down.
Finch moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Balushi.
A jab lands there for Finch.
Finch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Balushi.
Finch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi misses with a knee strike.
Finch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Al Balushi or not.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Al Balushi scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Al Balushi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Finch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Balushi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch misses with a hook. Al Balushi ducked under it nicely.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Balushi throws out the jab.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
Finch slips a straight right by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Balushi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finch moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside.
Al Balushi blocking some punches.
Al Balushi lands an elbow that stopped Finch in his tracks for a moment.
Al Balushi missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi missing with knees to the body.
Finch gets through Al Balushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Finch as the two fighters clinch.
Finch misses with the head strike.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Al Balushi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Al Balushi tries to land knees in the clinch but Finch avoids the damage to the body.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finch misses with the head strike.
Finch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Al Balushi throws an elbow that misses.
Finch avoids the elbow strike from Al Balushi, against the cage.
Finch tries to land a knee to the head but Al Balushi blocks with his arms.
Finch working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Finch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Balushi is defending well for now.
Finch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Atticus Finch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finch connects with a jab.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Balushi connects with the punch.
Finch throws a series of punches but Al Balushi avoids them all with ease.
Al Balushi misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Al Balushi throws a lazy body kick
and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
Al Balushi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Balushi looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Finch's corner calls for a 1-2. Finch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Balushi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Balushi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Balushi blocks an elbow strike from Finch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Al Balushi as Finch tries to tie him up.
Finch misses with a body punch.
Al Balushi tries to land knees in the clinch but Finch avoids the damage to the body.
Finch has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Finch scores with a shot to the side of Al Balushi'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!
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the head but Finch blocks with his arms.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi blocking some punches.
Al Balushi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Finch has Al Balushi pressed against the cage, preventing Al Balushi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Balushi throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Balushi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finch's brow.
Al Balushi lands an elbow just above Finch 's eye.
Al Balushi blocks an elbow strike from Finch.
Al Balushi missing with knees to the body.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Al Balushi.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with an elbow strike.
Al Balushi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside that Finch shrugs off.
Al Balushi is working Finch over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Atticus Finch has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Balushi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Finch - that landed with a thud.
Al Balushi lands a damaging elbow.
Al Balushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finch scores with a hook to the body.
Finch avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Finch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Al Balushi on the inside.
Al Balushi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Finch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi is trying to stall.
Al Balushi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Finch up against the cage.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi wants to stall.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Finch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Finch working aggressively here.
Finch looking to slow down the pace here.
Finch throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
A short right from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Balushi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Al Balushi missing with knees to the body.
Finch lands a shoulder strike.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Al Balushi.
Finch takes an elbow to the temple.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Al Balushi is keeping busy.
Al Balushi lands an elbow just above Finch 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Balushi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Finch as he checks the leg kick.
Crunch! Al Balushi slams his shin into Finch's torso.
Al Balushi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Balushi lands a nice knee to the body.
Finch misses with some punches.
Al Balushi lands a nice knee to the body.
Al Balushi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finch takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch dodges an elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atticus Finch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Al Balushi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Balushi.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Al Balushi's shoulder, as Al Balushi tries to avoid the shot.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Al Balushi is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch blocking some punches.
Finch looking to slow down the pace here.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside that Finch shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finch.
Finch takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finch throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Balushi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Finch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Balushi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Finch is out of range.
Al Balushi cracks Finch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Balushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Finch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Balushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch avoids a kick to the body.
Finch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Balushi, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Balushi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finch's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Balushi's brow.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Al Balushi.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Balushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi scores a nice knee to the body.
Finch tries to work over Al Balushi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Balushi with a knee to the head.
Al Balushi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Al Balushi thinks about the counter body kick.
Al Balushi cracks Finch with a good jab.
Finch tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Balushi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Balushi looks to land a body kick but Finch moved away.
Finch moves out of range as Al Balushi throws a body kick.
Al Balushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Balushi misses the jab.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Al Balushi lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finch moves out of range as Al Balushi strikes.
Finch blocks a head kick by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws an overhand right that lands on Finch's shoulder, as Finch tries to avoid the shot.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Balushi misses with a looping left.
Al Balushi throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch throwing a counter right hand but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
Finch throws a hook but Al Balushi avoids it easily.
Finch throws a hook but Al Balushi avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Finch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Balushi doesn't seem phased though.
Al Balushi lands a two punch combo.
Finch is looking to clinch but Al Balushi is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Al Balushi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Al Balushi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Al Balushi misses
and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Al Balushi moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Finch.
Al Balushi misses with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Balushi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al Balushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Al Balushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Balushi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finch swinging wildly here.
Al Balushi keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Balushi dodges the punch combination from Finch.
Finch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi throws a low kick, looking for Finch's leg but Finch calmly moves out of range.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Al Balushi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finch clinches up against the cage.
Finch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Balushi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
A very excited looking Zaid Al Balushi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 915 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 146 p4p, 283 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munson tries to keep at a distance but Erwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Munson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Munson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Munson lands with a left to the head.
Munson struggles to land a body shot inside as Erwin controls his hands.
Munson lands with a left to the head.
Munson managing to block the knees to the body from Erwin.
Munson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Erwin.
Erwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erwin looking to stall.
Munson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Munson.
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!
Erwin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munson is trying to maintain a safe position but Erwin gets an underhook and turns Munson into the cage.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
Munson wants to get back to striking at distance but Erwin won't allow it.
Erwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
Munson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Erwin stalling.
A short body shot lands from Munson as the two fighters clinch.
Erwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munson manages to break the clinch.
Munson misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Munson misses its intended target.
Munson loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
Erwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Erwin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Munson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erwin looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Erwin.
Munson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Erwin lands a shoulder strike.
Erwin lands with a right to the head.
Erwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erwin is stalling here.
Munson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
A short left from Erwin.
Munson effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Erwin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munson.
Erwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Munson.
Erwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munson is trying to break the clinch but Erwin has him pressed against the cage.
Munson managing to block the knees to the body from Erwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson avoiding damage as Erwin throws knees to the body.
Erwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munson is defending well for now.
Erwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Munson controls his hands.
Erwin cracks Munson with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Erwin fails to land.
Munson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erwin has Munson pressed against the cage, preventing Munson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munson stalling in the clinch but Erwin improves position.
Munson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Erwin is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Erwin.
Erwin lands an uppercut.
Erwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erwin blocks an uppercut.
Munson can't find room to land a body shot as Erwin controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erwin.
Erwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Munson.
Munson has Erwin pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Erwin.
A bit of stalling here from Erwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erwin taking a breather.
Munson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erwin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munson misses with a body kick.
Erwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Munson! But no joy.
Munson's corner calls for a 1-2. Munson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Erwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Munson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erwin prevents a body shot from Munson.
Erwin has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
Munson blocks an uppercut.
Erwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin 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.
Munson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Erwin clinches up with Munson and pushes him back against the cage.
Munson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Erwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erwin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Erwin lands a jab.
Erwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Erwin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Munson.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munson walks into a stiff left hand from Erwin.
Munson dodges the punch combination from Erwin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Erwin misses with a hook
enabling Munson to counter with a crisp jab.
Erwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Munson tries to get set, Erwin tries to push him back and clinch up but Munson manages to avoid the attempt.
Erwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munson tries to score with a low kick but Erwin moves his leg out of the way.
Munson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Munson counters with a good, hard body kick but Erwin shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Erwin wants to clinch up but Munson keeps it at a distance.
Munson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Erwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Munson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Erwin.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munson can do to turn this around?
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Munson scores with a shot to the body.
Munson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Erwin is looking to clinch but Munson is avoiding it.
Munson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munson was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Erwin.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Erwin clinches up with Munson and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson breaks the clinch.
Munson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Erwin just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Munson! But no joy.
Erwin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Munson just misses with a punch to the body.
Erwin is looking to counter punch.
Munson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses
letting Munson counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Erwin.
Munson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Munson misses
and Erwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erwin tries to clinch
and Munson counters with a left to the body.
Erwin moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin cracks Munson with a nice body shot.
Erwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munson misses with the head strike.
Erwin lands with a right to the head.
Munson is trying to maintain a safe position but Erwin gets an underhook and turns Munson into the cage.
Erwin has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
Munson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erwin tries to throw a body punch but Munson avoids it by throwing Erwin back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Erwin.
Munson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munson throws a body shot but no joy.
Erwin throws a leg kick but Munson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Erwin moves in looking to clinch but Munson pushes him off.
Munson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Derek Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Erwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Munson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Munson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson being controlled against the cage.
Munson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Erwin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erwin blocking some punches.
Erwin works on Munson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Erwin.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
Munson prevents a body shot from Erwin.
Erwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Erwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munson's efforts to push away.
Munson takes a shot to the head.
Erwin keeps control of Munson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Munson pushes Erwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Erwin keeps control of Munson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erwin misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin dominated that second round.
That's time! Erwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Erwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Munson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munson was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Erwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Erwin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Erwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Erwin moves to clinch but Munson breaks away
and Munson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Erwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Munson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erwin.
Munson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Erwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erwin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Munson.
Derek Erwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Erwin lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson.
A short body shot lands from Munson as the two fighters clinch.
Erwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Erwin scores with a hook to the body.
Munson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erwin scores with a shot to the side of Munson's head.
The referee calls for Erwin to work.
Erwin leaning against his opponent.
Erwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Munson avoids the damage to the body.
Munson struggles to land a body shot inside as Erwin controls his hands.
Erwin has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
Munson takes a shot to the head.
Munson avoiding damage as Erwin throws knees to the body.
Erwin leaning against his opponent.
Erwin gets through Munson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Erwin prevents a body shot from Munson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erwin.
Robert Munson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Erwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munson blocks an uppercut.
Erwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munson.
Erwin digs a right hand underneath Munson's ribcage. Munson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Erwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erwin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Erwin stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Erwin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Erwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Derek Erwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Erwin.
Erwin blocks an uppercut.
Erwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munson avoids it.
Munson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin closes the distance and pushes Munson back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Munson fails to land.
Erwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Munson on the inside.
Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munson misses with a punch to the body.
Munson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erwin.
Erwin just leaning against Munson, taking a breather.
Munson takes a shot to the head.
Munson wants to break free but Erwin has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin blocks a body shot from Munson.
Erwin lands with a light punch inside.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munson is trying to push Erwin away but Erwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Munson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Erwin.
Munson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erwin blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erwin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munson pushes Erwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Erwin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Erwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Erwin 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Erwin!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Erwin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 2337 p4p, 959 weight class) and Tim Sanchez (ranked 281 p4p, 117 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is ROYCE GRACIE. A fine choice. Sanchez has chosen I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tim Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kron Gracie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
It looks like Kron Gracie has been cut.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sanchez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gracie drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sanchez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gracie's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Sanchez!
A victorious Tim Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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