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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Slater (ranked 1962 p4p, 1723 weight class) and Harry Daebak (ranked 114 p4p, 100 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater swings widly with a right hand
and Daebak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daebak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daebak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Daebak throws a lazy right hand but Slater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slater is looking for a counter combo.
Daebak blocks a jab.
Daebak digs a good hook to Slater's body.
Daebak swings widly with a right hand
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daebak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daebak thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Slater misses the target.
Daebak lands a head shot.
Daebak lands a jab to the nose.
Daebak lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slater swings for the body but Daebak moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Daebak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daebak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daebak.
Slater on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daebak thuds his shin into the meat of Slater's side.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Slater sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daebak throws a right hand that misses
letting Slater counter with a right hand.
Daebak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slater swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Daebak misses the target.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Daebak thumps Slater with a low kick.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
Slater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daebak momentarily.
Daebak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slater will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Daebak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daebak tries a head kick but it misses.
Daebak throws a leg kick
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daebak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Daebak misses
and Slater counters with a nice uppercut.
Slater checks a low kick from Daebak.
Harry Daebak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slater looks to throw the jab but Daebak is out of range.
Daebak misses with a lunging right hand
letting Slater counter with a right hand.
Daebak throws a big shot that misses.
Slater looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Daebak connects with a body shot.
Slater moves out of range of the body kick.
Slater throws a nice looking combination but Daebak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Daebak moves out of range as Slater strikes.
Slater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daebak.
Slater is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daebak throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
Slater tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daebak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daebak.
A big left from Daebak misses.
Good exchange - Daebak coming out on top.
Daebak delivers a nice body kick.
Slater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daebak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Daebak catches Slater right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Daebak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daebak.
Daebak throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daebak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daebak throws a solid leg kick but Slater takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daebak.
It looked like Slater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daebak sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daebak to score with a decent uppercut.
 Slater is rocked!
Daebak finds Slater's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Slater flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Daebak lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Slater will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Daebak!
After the fight, Harry Daebak was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 725 p4p, 694 weight class) and Ace Rob (ranked 47 p4p, 45 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Rob!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is looking to slow Rob down with leg kicks.
Rob lands a jab to the head.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Cruz catches Rob right on the button with a cross.
Rob drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz controlling the position.
Rob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Rob tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Rob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Rob from controlling successfully.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rob is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Rob's leg. Rob is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rob looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Rob ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rob was covering up waiting for the punch and Cruz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rob is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Rob wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz postures up in Rob's guard and throws a big left but Rob blocks it.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rob swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Rob.
Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Rob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rob's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rob defending well though.
Rob is looking to improve his position.
Rob is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rob trying to control here.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rob does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz prevents Rob from improving his position.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Rob dodges it nicely.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Rob is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz works his way into side control.
Cruz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cruz working away.
Rob is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rob napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Rob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz working the ground and pound from side control.
Rob is trying to improve his position.
Rob is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rob tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Rob trying to control but Cruz postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rob throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rob throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rob's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
Cruz is thwarting Rob's attempts to control the position.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rob can do to turn this around?
Cruz uses his free foot to push down on Rob's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rob.
Cruz looking to control but Rob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cruz! Rob is hurt baaadly! Cruz is firing away with more strikes - Rob is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Vuce (ranked 2048 p4p, 177 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 120 p4p, 15 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Who Knows. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
As King tries to get set, Vuce tries to push him back and clinch up but King manages to avoid the attempt.
King's coach down at Team Alpha Midget was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
King throws a leg kick which misses Vuce's front leg but catches the back leg as Vuce tries to avoid it.
King with a hook.
King connects with a right hand. Vuce shakes it off.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As King tries to get set, Vuce tries to push him back and clinch up but King manages to avoid the attempt.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuce.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from King.
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King avoids the elbow strike from Vuce, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vuce lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vuce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good body shot from King.
King tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce misses with an elbow strike.
King blocks an elbow strike.
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vuce throws an elbow but misses.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vuce's elbow.
King lands an uppercut.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.
King cracks Vuce with a nice body shot.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from King.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vuce's elbow.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
A short left from King.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
Vuce is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a shot to the body.
Oh Vuce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vuce! King dives in looking to finish! Vuce is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twea King!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Objedkov (ranked 1396 p4p, 768 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 84 p4p, 50 weight class). Sagaki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Piece - AMV - We Are! (Full Song). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Objedkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagaki throws out the jab.
Objedkov tries to clinch but Sagaki is having none of it.
Objedkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Objedkov throws an overhand right that lands on Sagaki's shoulder, as Sagaki tries to avoid the shot.
Sagaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Objedkov drives through and clinches with Sagaki against the cage.
Nice body punch from Objedkov - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Objedkov fails to land.
Objedkov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sagaki is trying to keep an underhook but Objedkov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Objedkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Objedkov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Objedkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki wants to get back to full guard.
Sagaki trying to control but Objedkov postures up.
Sagaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Objedkov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sagaki tries to get to full guard but Objedkov has control of the leg.
Sagaki is still trying to improve position.
Sagaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Objedkov pulls his head out easily.
Sagaki wants to control but Objedkov is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Objedkov connects with a nice short shot to Sagaki's temple.
Objedkov lands strikes from half guard.
Sagaki actively working from the bottom here.
Objedkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sagaki keeps working.
Objedkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Objedkov drops an elbow to the side of Sagaki's head.
Objedkov seems to be working for a kimura but Sagaki defends the submission attempt.
Sagaki is looking to control Objedkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sagaki avoid being mounted?
Sagaki taking some punishment here, with Objedkov in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Objedkov pulls his head out easily.
Objedkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Objedkov trying to control from half guard but Sagaki is working away.
Sagaki is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sagaki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Objedkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Objedkov's back!
Sagaki is looking to control Objedkov but Objedkov is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Objedkov is trying to remain composed but Sagaki is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sagaki softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sagaki throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Objedkov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Objedkov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Objedkov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Sagaki.
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!
Objedkov is squirming around, avoiding Sagaki's attempts to control the action.
Objedkov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sagaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Objedkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sagaki looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Objedkov is defending well. Sagaki quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Objedkov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sagaki celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takumi Sagaki!
As Takumi Sagaki got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: My Mat Mofo.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 1855 p4p, 950 weight class) and Elroy Clarks (ranked 105 p4p, 62 weight class). Elroy Clarks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Narz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz throws a lazy right hand but Clarks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clarks to score with a decent uppercut.
Clarks connects with a looping right hand.
Narz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've been informed that Clarks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Clarks throws a body kick that misses.
Clarks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarks manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clarks. That's going to slow Narz down.
Clarks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Narz tries to score with a low kick but Clarks moves his leg out of the way.
Narz misses with a head kick.
Clarks lands a really nice looking cross but Narz seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Clarks.
A head kick by Narz misses
and Clarks counters with a good, hard body kick but Narz shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Narz - that will leave a mark!
Clarks scores with a hook to the body. Narz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Narz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarks. Narz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peter Narz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clarks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarks throws a sloppy head kick and Narz moves out of range easily.
Clarks scores with a jab to the body.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarks misses with a hook.
Clarks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narz.
Clarks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Narz throws a leg kick
enabling Clarks to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Clarks.
Clarks 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.
Narz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Narz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narz throws a looping overhand right but Clarks ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarks misses with a wild combination.
Narz moves forwards but Clarks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Narz scores with a nice right hand.
Narz misses with a hook.
Narz closes the distance and clinches.
Clarks tries to pull guard but Narz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Good body shot from Narz.
A short left from Clarks.
Clarks prevents a body shot from Narz.
Narz throws a head punch that misses.
Narz gets underhooks to prevent Clarks's takedown attempt.
Clarks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Narz.
Clarks is working for takedown but Narz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peter Narz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elroy Clarks.
Narz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Narz.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clarks's elbow.
Clarks pushes Narz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clarks manages to pull guard.
Narz advances to half guard.
Narz is keen to just control but Clarks is a slippery customer.
Clarks trying to control from the bottom.
Narz trying to control from Clarks's half guard. Clarks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Narz gets to his feet - Clarks follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarks cracks Narz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Narz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clarks checks it well.
Clarks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Clarks.
Nice shot by Narz.
Narz moves out of range of the body kick from Clarks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narz lands a head shot.
Clarks misses with an uppercut. Narz saw that one coming.
Clarks delivers a nice body kick.
Clarks needs to keep his hands up - Narz had a free shot at his head there.
Narz misses with a leg kick.
Narz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clarks lands a jab to Narz's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clarks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clarks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Narz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narz misses with a right hand
and Clarks counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elroy Clarks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Narz throws a body punch but Clarks moves out of range.
Narz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 Clarks is rocked!
Clarks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narz.
Clarks is still on wobbly legs! Can Narz finish him?
Narz is looking to land body kicks.
Clarks with a nice calf kick.
Narz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clarks under the eye.
A nice leg kick from Narz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clarks walks straight into a right hand from Narz - that's dropped him! Narz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Clarks from any more punishment! Clarks complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peter Narz!
Peter Narz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 322 p4p, 852 weight class) and Fallschirm Jäger (ranked 37 p4p, 114 weight class). Jäger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Fallschirm Jäger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lito Alcala!
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, Fallschirm Jäger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Alcala finds it's target.
Alcala throws a right hand that misses
and Jäger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jäger misses with a series of wild punches.
Alcala scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Jäger.
Alcala throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Alcala's head coaches at Randall's Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jäger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcala.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alcala checks a leg kick.
It looked like Alcala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jäger.
Alcala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alcala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alcala with a hook.
Alcala scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcala misses with an uppercut
and Jäger counters with a nice uppercut.
Jäger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jäger.
A counter left hand to the body from Alcala misses its target.
Jäger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
Alcala misses with a double jab.
Alcala feints and then cracks Jäger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jäger down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alcala. That's going to slow Jäger down.
Alcala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alcala scores with a punch to the head.
Alcala tries a low kick but Jäger avoids it.
Jäger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alcala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jäger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alcala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alcala throws a big shot that misses.
Jäger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jäger moves out of range of the leg kick from Alcala.
A little jabbing left from Jäger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jäger blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jäger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alcala on the side of the head.
Alcala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jäger circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Alcala.
Jäger misses with a hook.
A big right from Alcala misses.
Alcala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alcala lunges at Jäger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jäger's hand.
Alcala is looking to chop away at Jäger's legs.
Jäger loads up on a big right hand but Alcala slips the punch.
Alcala loads up on a big right hand but Jäger slips the punch.
Jäger slips a straight right by Alcala.
Jäger misses with a looping right.
Alcala missing with a left hand there. Jäger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alcala.
Alcala throws a big shot that misses.
Alcala lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Alcala. No joy for Jäger on that attempt.
Alcala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alcala tried to score with a low kick but Jäger checks it.
Jäger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alcala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alcala throws a right hand that misses
and Jäger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jäger slips a jab from Alcala.
Jäger throws a looping overhand right but Alcala ducks down to avoid it.
Jäger tries to score with a low kick but Alcala moves his leg out of the way.
Lito Alcala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alcala missing with a left hand there. Jäger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jäger throws a front kick aimed at Alcala's knee but Alcala avoids it well.
Alcala misses with a looping right.
Jäger has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Jäger's head but Jäger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick and Jäger moves out of range easily.
Jäger moves out of range as Alcala throws a body kick.
Alcala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jäger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alcala looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jäger passes to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jäger jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Alcala is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Alcala and Jäger has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jäger is trying to get an arm triangle but Alcala is defending well.
Alcala wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alcala misses with a body kick.
Jäger misses with a hook.
It appears Alcala was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jäger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alcala lands a head kick. Jäger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jäger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Jäger.
Jab, jab by Alcala - just one landing.
Alcala throws a shot from downtown. Jäger moves away and avoids it.
Jäger misses with an uppercut. Alcala saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Alcala misses its target.
A jab from Jäger finds it's way through Alcala's defenses.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jäger tries to score with a low kick but Alcala moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alcala checks a leg kick.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Jäger moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jäger! But no joy.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
Jäger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for Jäger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jäger slips under a jab from Alcala.
Alcala misses with a hook. Jäger ducked under it nicely.
Jäger moves out of range of the body kick from Alcala.
Alcala thumps Jäger with a low kick.
Jäger swinging wildly here.
Alcala throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Alcala misses
letting Jäger counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Alcala - just one landing.
Alcala scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jäger takes one on the button.
Lito Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alcala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jäger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala with a nice calf kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jäger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jäger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alcala can pounce on him.
Alcala misses with a low kick as Jäger jumps back.
Alcala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alcala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alcala swinging wildly here.
Alcala lands a jab.
Some wild striking there from Alcala.
Jäger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jäger blocks a low kick nicely.
Jäger throws out a counter right but Alcala avoids it with no problem.
Alcala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jäger loads up on a big right hand but Alcala slips the punch.
Alcala is looking for a counter combo.
Alcala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jäger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
Jäger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jäger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alcala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jäger avoids the head kick by Alcala.
Alcala blocks a jab.
Jäger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jäger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alcala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alcala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Alcala misses.
Jäger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
A big right from Jäger misses.
Alcala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jäger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alcala finds it's way round the side to connect with Jäger's head.
Alcala tests Jäger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alcala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alcala throws an overhand right that lands on Jäger's shoulder, as Jäger tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala walks into a straight right hand from Jäger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jäger circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jäger! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Jäger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jäger.
Alcala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jäger misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alcala checks a leg kick.
Alcala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jäger.
Jäger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alcala slips under a jab.
Alcala throws the left hand but Jäger avoids the punch easily.
Jäger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jäger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jäger misses with a hook.
Alcala jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jäger moves out of range as Alcala strikes.
Jäger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alcala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alcala, as that shot connected.
Alcala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Alcala backs off Jäger throws a huge counter combo but Alcala manages to avoid it all.
Jäger lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Alcala.
Jäger slips under a jab.
Jäger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big left from Alcala misses.
Alcala misses with a head kick.
Alcala pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jäger back to the cage. Alcala follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alcala.
Alcala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jäger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jäger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Alcala.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jäger.
Good leg kick by Alcala.
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!
Alcala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alcala.
Alcala ducks under a wild hook from Jäger.
Jäger slips a jab from Alcala.
Alcala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jäger on the side of the head.
Jäger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcala.
Jäger shoots in looking for a takedown but Alcala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jäger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alcala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alcala.
Jäger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jäger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alcala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Alcala misses.
A big right from Jäger misses.
It looked like Alcala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alcala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jäger wants to land a leg kick but Alcala is out of range.
Fallschirm Jäger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lito Alcala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Alcala does it's job there.
Alcala throws a push kick but Jäger slaps the foot to one side.
Jäger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alcala defends it well.
Jäger blocks the body kick.
Jäger checks a leg kick nicely.
Jäger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alcala. Alcala obviously looking to wear him down.
Alcala gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Jäger counter with a right hand.
Alcala jabs Jäger right on the nose. Jäger blinks but takes it well.
Alcala dips to his left and cracks Jäger with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Alcala as Jäger shoots in.
Alcala throws a big counter combination but Jäger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jäger 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.
Alcala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alcala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jäger ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Alcala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jäger throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands a head shot.
Alcala lands a right hook to the body.
Alcala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jäger fails to land the takedown.
Lito Alcala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fallschirm Jäger.
Alcala lands a nice shot that snaps Jäger's head back.
Alcala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jäger backs up against the cage.
Alcala misses with a hook to the body
and Jäger counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Jäger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jäger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alcala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jäger can do to turn this around?
Alcala walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala lands a leg kick that knocks Jäger off balance momentarily.
Jäger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alcala swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jäger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jäger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jäger moves forwards but Alcala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alcala lands a jab.
Jäger defending well as Alcala loads up on a big left hand.
Jäger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala stalks Jäger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jäger's face. Jäger staggers backwards, shaken.
Alcala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alcala lands with a good body shot.
Jäger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Alcala.
Alcala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jäger slips a jab from Alcala.
Jäger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Alcala.
Alcala ducks under a wild hook from Jäger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lito Alcala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alcala, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 310 p4p, 397 weight class) and Kidney Stone (ranked 25 p4p, 26 weight class). Yeboah's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Stone has chosen Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppord as his entrance music. Sambulo Yeboah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 32 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kidney Stone!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Yeboah. Yeboah gets slowly back to his feet.
Yeboah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yeboah fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambulo Yeboah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeboah closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yeboah lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone pushes Yeboah off and gets back to his feet.
Good shot there by Stone.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeboah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeboah shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yeboah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stone gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah 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.
Stone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yeboah is adopting a defensive guard.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stone wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah 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.
Yeboah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yeboah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
Yeboah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Yeboah working a defensive guard here.
Stone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Stone.
Yeboah shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yeboah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yeboah is defended easily by Stone.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yeboah or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone, which made it look bad.
Yeboah drives through with a takedown into Stone's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stone is trying to keep Yeboah in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
Stone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stone wants to get up but he can't break Yeboah's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yeboah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yeboah looking to control.
Yeboah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kidney Stone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yeboah fails with a takedown attempt.
Yeboah closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Yeboah pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone feints a counter leg kick.
Yeboah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Yeboah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambulo Yeboah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Stone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Yeboah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yeboah tries to advance to mount but Stone denies him.
Yeboah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
Stone is trying to buck Yeboah off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stone is trying to control Yeboah's posture but Yeboah avoids it.
Yeboah tries to move to mount but Stone blocks the move with his legs.
Stone struggling a bit here.
Stone is not content to let Yeboah control the position.
Stone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stone stops Yeboah from passing to mount.
Stone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Yeboah trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Kidney Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah prevents Stone from improving his position.
Yeboah looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Stone wants to sweep but Yeboah has passed to side control!
Yeboah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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.
A lull in the action here.
Yeboah swings around for an armbar but Stone sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yeboah's guard.
Stone passes into half guard.
Stone is thwarting Yeboah's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone is keen to just control but Yeboah is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kidney Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Stone as Yeboah shoots in.
Yeboah backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yeboah shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stone's guard.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
Yeboah advances position into side control!
Yeboah is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah tries for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Yeboah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yeboah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stone is trying to get back to half guard.
Yeboah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeboah taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yeboah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stone, who protects the arm well.
Stone can't do much from the bottom here.
Kidney Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Stone prevents Yeboah from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yeboah off and has taken his back!
Stone controls the action.
Sambulo Yeboah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone is continuing to stall.
Stone controlling well, preventing Yeboah from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Yeboah doesn't escape.
Yeboah is trying to break free.
Yeboah is keeping busy.
Stone controlling the position well here. Yeboah rolled but Stone kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Yeboah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Stone not allowing Yeboah to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kidney Stone.
Well Stone 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kidney Stone!
During a confident post fight interview, Kidney Stone 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 250 p4p, 501 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 21 p4p, 31 weight class). Jain has chosen The Monkey King as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ky Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jain somewhat.
Jain misses with a wild body shot.
Ky Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jain was covering up waiting for the punch and Ky Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jain 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.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Jain keeps moving.
Ky Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Jain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky Jr is working Jain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ky Jr looking to pass the guard.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Jain keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain looking to control.
Ky Jr trying to control but Jain is working from the bottom.
Ky Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Jain is retaining full guard.
Ky Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Jain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Jain has wrist control.
Ky Jr throwing strikes from guard but Jain blocks nicely.
Jain is looking for a triangle but Ky Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Ky Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ky Jr is fighting to break Jain's control of his arms but Jain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Ky Jr passes Jain's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ky Jr prevents Jain from improving his position.
Ky Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ky Jr passes to side control.
Ky Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jain is trying to improve his position.
Ky Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain regains half guard.
Jain is looking to improve his position.
Jain taking some punishment here, with Ky Jr in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jain is looking for a sweep. Ky Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ky Jr is looking to advance position but Jain won't allow it.
Jain tries to roll over but Ky Jr keeps him under control.
Jain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ky Jr.
Jain is trying to maintain the position but Ky Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Jain has hold of Ky Jr's hands but Ky Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain is looking to improve his position.
Ky Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Ky Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jain keeps working.
Jain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jain trying to control the position.
Ky Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ky Jr preventing the sweep.
Ky Jr sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Jain doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Ky Jr paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Jain - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Moganesh Jain!
An out of breath and clearly excited Moganesh Jain thanked SynCity Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Gaia Ky Jr had this to say: 'I will be back stronger, I'm humble in defeat.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 88 p4p, 18 weight class) and Manny Puno (ranked 13 p4p, 2 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ekaku. Ekaku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ekaku.
Ekaku tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ekaku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ekaku seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Ekaku slips a jab from Puno.
Ekaku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puno takes a step back to recover.
Puno moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku scores with a jab. Puno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puno shoots in looking for a takedown. Ekaku tries to sprawl out of it but Puno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ekaku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Puno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Ekaku.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekaku looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
Puno drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ekaku defends it well.
Ekaku misses with a kick to the body.
Puno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno lands with an uppercut that bounces Ekaku off the cage and back into range.
Puno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
Puno changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ekaku punishes Puno's body with a nice straight punch.
Ekaku throws the left hand but Puno avoids the punch easily.
Puno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Puno connects with a nice short shot to Ekaku's temple.
Ekaku has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puno is working away from the top position though.
Puno controlling the action here.
Ekaku is staying active underneath Puno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ekaku avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Puno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Puno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ekaku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puno frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno working Ekaku over with strikes here.
Puno can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ekaku is looking to escape.
Puno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ekaku can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ekaku tries to hold on but Puno postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a big shot there that rocks Ekaku but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno trying to control but Ekaku is having none of it.
Ekaku wants to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ekaku avoids a strike by Puno and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Puno's guard! Fantastic escape!
Puno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Puno keeping moving, preventing Ekaku from controlling successfully.
Puno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno is looking to sweep but instead, Ekaku has passed into half guard.
Puno manages to get to full guard.
Ekaku sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Puno wants to sweep but no luck.
Ekaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Puno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Puno will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Ekaku does it's job there.
Ekaku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
Puno dives in for a single leg takedown but Ekaku sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Puno swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Puno.
Ekaku pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puno is out of range and Ekaku settles back down.
A good leg kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ekaku misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ekaku!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku moves away from the strike by Puno.
Puno moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekaku lands a right hook to the body.
Puno takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
Puno is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puno blocks a head kick by Ekaku.
Puno scores with the left hand. Ekaku knows he should have avoided that one.
Hiroshi Ekaku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Puno checks it.
Ekaku lands a jab to the head.
Puno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ekaku.
A nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno shoots in for a takedown but Ekaku shows good takedown defense.
Puno lands a nice looking body shot.
Puno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Puno.
Ekaku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ekaku thumps Puno with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Puno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ekaku sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Puno backs away, Ekaku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hiroshi Ekaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Puno.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Puno just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEkaku.
Ekaku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puno misses the jab.
Jab by Ekaku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
Ekaku tries to work over Puno's front leg with a kick but Puno checks it.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno misses with a hook.
Puno swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Puno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ekaku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Ekaku.
Nice sprawl there from Ekaku as Puno shoots in.
Ekaku wants to slow Puno down by chopping away at his legs.
Ekaku throws a front kick aimed at Puno's knee but Puno avoids it well.
Puno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puno 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.
Puno misses the jab.
Puno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Puno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ekaku lands a big head kick that sends Puno tumbling to the mat! Ekaku takes a step backwards and waves Puno back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Puno is rocked!
Puno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Puno is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekaku finish him?
Puno checks a leg kick nicely.
Puno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekaku at a distance.
Puno seems to have recovered his senses.
Hiroshi Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to land a front kick but Puno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puno looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Puno is pressing down on Ekaku's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ekaku is holding on for now.
Puno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ekaku's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a strike but Ekaku avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ekaku pulls Puno in close to his closed guard and prevents Puno from doing any damage or advancing position.
Puno postures up.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puno passes Ekaku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Puno lands a nice short elbow.
Ekaku is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Puno scores with a couple of nice shots.
Puno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hiroshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Puno shoots in but Ekaku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ekaku looks to land a body kick but Puno moved away.
Puno with the counter takedown but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Puno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ekaku is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Puno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ekaku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ekaku working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku trying to control the position here.
Manny Puno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno connects with a couple of short punches.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Ekaku is keeping the position.
Puno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ekaku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ekaku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ekaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Puno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away.
Some wild striking there from Puno.
Puno checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Puno.
Ekaku is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Puno.
Puno tries to advance to mount but Ekaku denies him.
Puno misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Puno trying to control the action but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Puno working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Puno working away.
Puno creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ekaku sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Puno looks up at the clock and then as Ekaku takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Puno smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno wants to control but Ekaku is keeping him busy.
Puno sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ekaku is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Puno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ekaku keeps working.
Ekaku avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Puno.
Puno connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ekaku some visible discomfort.
Ekaku regains half guard.
Puno lands strikes from half guard.
Puno is looking to advance position but Ekaku won't allow it.
Puno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ekaku is looking to improve his position.
Puno passes to side control.
Puno lands a few punches from side control.
Ekaku gets back to half guard.
Puno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku trying to hold on to Puno's head to control him but Puno postures up.
Puno looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno really 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.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno shoots in and bounces Ekaku off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Puno wants to control from the top but Ekaku keeps moving.
Puno is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Puno is looking to work some ground and pound but Ekaku has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno sitting in guard here, content to control.
Puno trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ekaku is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ekaku keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ekaku connects with a crisp jab.
Puno closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ekaku did well to prevent Puno getting side control.
Puno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ekaku is refusing to be controlled, as Puno sits in half guard.
Ekaku trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno stalling away here and it's allowed Ekaku to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Puno tries to free his leg and advance position but Ekaku is retaining full guard.
Puno stopping the sweep attempt from Ekaku.
Puno looking to sit in guard and control but Ekaku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puno controls Ekaku momentarily but Ekaku frees himself.
Ekaku is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Puno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku postures up.
Ekaku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puno is keeping the position for now.
Puno pulls Ekaku in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Puno loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Ekaku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ekaku connects with a single shot there.
Ekaku throws a jab when Puno was well out of range.
Ekaku just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Nice cross by Puno.
Puno sizes up Ekaku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puno shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ekaku napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ekaku parries the strikes from Puno easily there. Puno is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ekaku to escape.
Ekaku tries to buck Puno off but Puno is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Puno.
Ekaku prevents Puno from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Ekaku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Puno lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Puno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ekaku keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ekaku tries to score with a low kick but Puno moves his leg out of the way.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekaku is looking to score with low kicks.
Puno misses the shot to the body.
Ekaku takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Ekaku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ekaku throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puno to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Ekaku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ekaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puno misses with a looping right.
Ekaku throws the kick towards the body but Puno avoids it.
Ekaku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno lands an overhand right.
A big right from Ekaku misses.
Nice defenses there by Puno.
Ekaku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Puno checks it.
Puno drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ekaku defends it well.
Puno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Puno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku.
Puno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ekaku lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puno closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Puno lands in his opponent's guard.
Ekaku keeping full guard, as Puno tries to pass.
Puno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hiroshi Ekaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku actively working from the bottom here.
Puno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ekaku's head.
Puno is trying to control. Ekaku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puno looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ekaku with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Puno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puno wants to take a breather but Ekaku is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Puno throwing shots but Ekaku is blocking nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Puno slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Puno.
Puno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ekaku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Puno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Puno swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Puno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ekaku.
Puno works the jab nicely.
Ekaku is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
Puno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ekaku has time to react.
Puno works Ekaku's body with a nice hook.
Puno connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku gets caught flat footed, as Puno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ekaku wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puno looking to sit in guard and control but Ekaku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ekaku postures up.
Puno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ekaku won't allow Puno to sweep him here.
Manny Puno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puno pulls Ekaku in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Puno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Puno! Manny Puno retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 4 p4p, 112 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 2 p4p, 16 weight class). Maluga comes to the cage accompanied by JUNGLE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Spanner misses the target.
Spanner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spanner swings widly with a right hand
letting Maluga counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Maluga lands a slapping body shot.
Kilo Maluga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maluga.
Maluga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spanner checks a low kick from Maluga.
Spanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spanner swings widly with a right hand
and Maluga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maluga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Spanner ducks under a wild hook from Maluga.
Maluga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Maluga scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spanner takes a step back to recover.
Spanner looks winded!
Maluga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maluga.
Maluga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Spanner backs away, Maluga returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maluga lands a head kick. Spanner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maluga slips under a jab from Spanner.
Maluga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maluga takes a swing at Spanner's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Spanner misses its intended target.
Spanner thuds his right hand into Maluga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Maluga misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Maluga tenderised Spanner's leg. Spanner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spanner throws a hook to the side of Maluga's head but Maluga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maluga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spanner throws out a counter right but Maluga avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Spanner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner misses the jab.
Spanner misses with a right hand
and Maluga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Bleeding Spanner's cut even more.
Maluga connects with a solid leg kick.
Maluga thows a body kick. Spanner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maluga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spanners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maluga connects with a solid leg kick.
Maluga throws a monster overhand right that drops Spanner! Maluga follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
After winning the bout, Kilo Maluga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bleeding Spanner was interviewed post fight and said 'That was fucking bullshit!'.
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