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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Eternal (ranked 23016 p4p, 7035 weight class) and Hades Hug (ranked 176 p4p, 170 weight class). Hug has chosen Animal I Have Become 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanos Eternal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 46 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hades Hug!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eternal scores with a jab to the head.
Hug throws a series of punches but Eternal moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hug.
Eternal connects with a looping right hand.
Eternal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eternal pulls guard.
Eternal has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hug has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hug's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hug is trying to break the clinch but Eternal has him pressed against the cage.
Eternal pulls Hug into guard.
Hug really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eternal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eternal pushes Hug off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Eternal connects with a jab.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Eternal moves out of range easily.
Hug dives in and grabs Eternal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eternal pushes down on Hug's head and hops out.
Eternal lands a jab to the head.
Eternal lands a really nice looking cross but Hug seems unphased.
Hug misses with a double jab.
Hug looks winded!
Hug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eternal circles away quickly and effectively.
Eternal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hug closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eternal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hug takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eternal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hug sprawling to the canvas! Hug rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Eternal finish him?!
 Hug is rocked!
 It looks like Hades Hug has been cut.
Eternal moves in close and cracks Hug with a massive right hand! Hug, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Eternal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thanos Eternal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quintet Tarantino (ranked 3967 p4p, 19717 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 452 p4p, 617 weight class). Quintet Tarantino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quintet Tarantino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tarantino slips under a jab.
Oooooh!!! Tarantino has knocked Shamrock down with a huge combo! Tarantino steps away and waves a wobbly Shamrock back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Shamrock is rocked!
Shamrock is aggressively charging in as Tarantino backs up avoiding any damage. Tarantino tosses out a jab and Shamrock runs right into it face first! Shamrock is out cold! Tarantino dropped down on all fours and is barking in Shamrock's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quintet Tarantino!
A very excited looking Quintet Tarantino made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vyrkyx Dall (ranked 3110 p4p, 4832 weight class) and Luke Venderag (ranked 390 p4p, 522 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Won't let go. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vyrkyx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Venderag!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venderag darts in looking for a takedown but Dall gets double underhooks and turns Venderag into the cage.
Dall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Venderag moves out of range easily.
Dall dives in and scores a takedown into Venderag's guard.
Dall won't allow Venderag to get back to his feet.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Venderag looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Venderag is not content to let Dall control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Venderag's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag dodges the ground and pound from Dall.
Dall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dall remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The strikes coming from Dall are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dall tries to stand but Venderag is controlling his head.
Dall controls the position.
Dall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Venderag!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Venderag can do anything to dispel that myth.
Venderag tries to hold on but Dall pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Venderag because Dall loaded up on that one.
Venderag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dall trying to control but Venderag is having none of it.
Venderag is trying desperately to improve position.
Venderag wants to control but Dall is having none of it.
Dall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Venderag really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall controlling his opponent.
Venderag is desperately trying to improve his position but Dall has a good base and remains in mount.
Dall avoids the attempt from Venderag to control.
Venderag tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Dall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dall is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Venderag can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dall breaks from Venderag's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Venderag is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dall misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Venderag is trying to stand but he's just given Dall his back.
Dall is riding his opponent, not letting Venderag buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyrkyx Dall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Venderag.
Dall shoots for a takedown but Venderag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Venderag gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Venderag trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Venderag.
Dall can't find room to land a body shot as Venderag controls the action.
Venderag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
Dall is trying to break free.
Venderag taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venderag utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Venderag scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag manages to break the clinch.
Dall looks for the body kick but Venderag saw that one coming.
Venderag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Venderag fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dall, pushing him back against the cage.
Venderag is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Venderag unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Venderag has Dall pushed against the cage.
Dall blocks an elbow strike.
Dall pulls Venderag into guard.
Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Venderag gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Venderag postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dall is on top in guard.
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Venderag swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Venderag tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Venderag trying to control the position.
Venderag looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venderag keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dall trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vyrkyx Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Venderag has his feet on Dall's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Venderag goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Vyrkyx Dall has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dall wants it to stay on the feet.
Vyrkyx Dall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Venderag.
Dall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Venderag to the ground. Dall is now in Venderag's guard.
Dall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall lands a nice forearm strike.
Venderag is not content to let Dall control the position.
Dall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Venderag has escaped the position, nice work there.
Venderag is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Venderag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vyrkyx Dall's cut.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Venderag.
Dall tries to keep at a distance but Venderag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Venderag has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Venderag can turn it around.
Dall goes for a takedown attempt but Venderag pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vyrkyx Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venderag tries to clinch but Dall moves out of range.
Venderag tries for a takedown but Dall circles away easily
and Dall counters by clinching up.
Dall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Venderag to keep the fight standing.
Dall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venderag can do to turn this around?
Dall jumps guard but Venderag turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag breaks the clinch.
Venderag fails with the takedown.
Dall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Venderag's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Venderag.
Venderag scores with a head kick.
Venderag misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall moves into range and clinches up with Venderag.
Dall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Venderag successfully pulls guard.
Venderag wants to sweep but no luck.
Venderag keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Venderag is trying to keep Dall in close.
Venderag wants to stand up but Dall is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dall controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dall is pushing down on Venderag's leg trying to pass to half guard. Venderag is fighting to maintain full guard but Dall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Venderag wants to get back to full guard.
Dall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Venderag is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dall stuffs the takedown attempt from Venderag. Venderag gets slowly back to his feet.
Venderag shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dall pinned against the cage. Dall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Venderag shoots in and gets a takedown into Dall's guard.
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Venderag passes into side control.
Dall striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Venderag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Venderag has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Venderag!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 2783 p4p, 1873 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 297 p4p, 214 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goromaru slips under a jab.
Goromaru gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie scores with a jab. Goromaru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goromaru clinches.
Goromaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goromaru dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from Goromaru.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Goromaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Goromaru tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Goromaru wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goromaru's elbow.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goromaru drags the fight down to the ground.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goromaru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Goromaru's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goromaru is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie trying to control but Goromaru is working from the bottom.
Goromaru looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goromaru is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Goromaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goromaru is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goromaru keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie throws an elbow but Goromaru slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie working the strikes but Goromaru uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Goromaru is keeping him busy.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Goromaru actively working from the bottom here.
Goromaru is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Goromaru's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Goromaru is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie is in close to Goromaru's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goromaru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Goromaru is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie 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.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Goromaru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Goromaru doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Goromaru keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Goromaru is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Goromaru drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Goromaru is struggling to control the position.
Goromaru slowing the pace effectively.
Goromaru trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Goromaru content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Goromaru advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Goromaru wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mateus Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goromaru trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Goromaru is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie tries to roll over but Goromaru keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Goromaru from controlling successfully.
Goromaru seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Goromaru trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his foot on Goromaru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goromaru works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Goromaru from controlling successfully.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goromaru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goromaru tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Goromaru to get to half guard.
Gracie trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goromaru's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goromaru's back!
Gracie misses with an elbow to the head.
I really don't envy Goromaru right now.
Goromaru avoids the strikes from Gracie.
Goromaru covers up after that shot from Gracie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goromaru is really stuck here.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Goromaru is staying busy.
Good control from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goromaru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good work by Goromaru as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie throws a jab when Goromaru was well out of range.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goromaru fails to land the takedown.
Gracie tries a quick counter leg kick but Goromaru is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goromaru shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikiya Goromaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goromaru misses with a looping left.
Goromaru misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Goromaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Goromaru.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goromaru counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Goromaru prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie is trying to control but Goromaru passes into side control!
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Goromaru keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie has one of Goromaru's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goromaru tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Goromaru has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goromaru jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gracie is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gracie and Goromaru has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goromaru pulls his head out easily.
Goromaru performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goromaru wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Goromaru is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie wants to sweep but Goromaru has passed to side control!
Mateus Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Rikiya Goromaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie keeping hold of Goromaru's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rikiya Goromaru.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Schubert (ranked 3253 p4p, 2743 weight class) and Dave Watson (ranked 117 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Schubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Watson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schubert throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Schubert lands a nice shot to the body.
Schubert lands a body shot.
Schubert looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schubert just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Schubert.
Schubert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Thomas Schubert has been cut.
Schubert slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schubert misses with an uppercut.
Schubert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Schubert.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schubert stuffs the takedown.
Schubert lands a nice hook to Watson's body. Watson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schubert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schubert swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Schubert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schubert scores with a takedown into Watson's guard.
Schubert prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schubert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schubert might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Schubert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schubert not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Watson is looking to stand up but Schubert isn't so interested in that idea.
Schubert stands and throws Watson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schubert tries to advance to mount but Watson denies him.
Watson tries to escape but Schubert is in control.
Schubert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Schubert drags him back down.
Schubert looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schubert is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Schubert tries to advance to mount but can't.
Schubert wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Schubert is controlling him well.
Schubert moves into full mount!
Watson is trying to stand.
Schubert looking to control but Watson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Schubert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Watson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Schubert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schubert wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Schubert tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schubert controlling from mount.
Watson wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Schubert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Schubert's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Schubert misses.
Schubert scores with a body shot.
Dave Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schubert stuns Watson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Schubert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schubert half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Schubert throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Schubert throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schubert tries to counter with a takedown but Watson is quick to defend against it.
Schubert works Watson's body with a nice hook.
Watson takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schubert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dave Watson has been cut.
Schubert scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schubert throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Thomas Schubert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Schubert sprawls well.
Thomas Schubert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Watson.
Schubert looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schubert!
Schubert gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schubert is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing some decent shots from guard.
Schubert has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson lands a couple of digs.
Watson is working Schubert over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thomas Schubert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schubert trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watson distracts Schubert with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schubert has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schubert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schubert has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
Schubert had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Watson defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson is working Schubert over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watson cracks Schubert with a solid left hand.
 Schubert is rocked!
Watson postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Schubert's head off the mat! Schubert is out! He's out! Watson jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dave Watson!
A very excited looking Dave Watson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chester Drawers (ranked 2897 p4p, 1680 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 306 p4p, 193 weight class). Chester Drawers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Drawers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drawers blocks a leg kick.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard misses with a series of wild punches.
Drawers moves out of range of the strikes.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Drawers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drawers changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drawers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Drawers moved out of range nicely.
Vinyard pushes Drawers away with a front kick.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Drawers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drawers tries to counter with a takedown but Vinyard is quick to defend against it.
Vinyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drawers staying out of range there.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drawers.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
and Drawers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vinyard won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vinyard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Drawers's guard! Nice work there by Vinyard!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drawers being controlled here, momentarily.
Drawers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vinyard defends it easily.
Vinyard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vinyard gets to his feet - Drawers follows without any prompting.
Vinyard wants to clinch up but Drawers keeps it at a distance.
Vinyard moves in looking to clinch but Drawers pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Drawers tries to counter with a takedown but Vinyard is quick to defend against it.
Drawers defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vinyard throws out a leg kick but Drawers moves out of range and Vinyard only half commits.
Drawers feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Drawers slips the punch.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drawers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Drawers changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard takes a swing at Drawers's ribcage but misses.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinyard misses with a left hand
and Drawers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drawers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard stops Drawers from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's time! Drawers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Drawers slips a jab from Vinyard.
Drawers feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vinyard tries to land a body kick
and Drawers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vinyard wants to get back to his feet.
Drawers wants to advance to full mount but Vinyard doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drawers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drawers forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers is working for a submission of some sort.
Chester Drawers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drawers is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vinyard is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chester Drawers!
Chester Drawers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Giroud (ranked 3489 p4p, 2651 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 405 p4p, 324 weight class). Spas Spasov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giroud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Giroud won't allow it.
Spasov tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Spasov digs a right hand underneath Giroud's ribcage. Giroud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giroud can't find room to land a body shot as Spasov controls the action.
Spasov lands a shot to the body.
Giroud working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
Spasov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spasov jumps into guard, dragging Giroud to the mat.
Giroud avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spasov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Giroud passes into side control.
Spasov is pushing Giroud's head away, looking to escape. Giroud manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spasov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Giroud lands a nice forearm strike.
Spasov is looking for a sweep.
Spasov is trying to control Giroud's posture but Giroud avoids it.
Spasov pushes Giroud away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Giroud gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Spasov defending against the ground and pound.
Giroud tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Spasov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Spasov 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.
Spasov misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroud moves into the clinch.
Spasov lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Spasov breaks the clinch.
Giroud missing with a left hand there. Spasov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spasov closes the distance and pushes Giroud back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giroud.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spasov lands a body shot.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Giroud forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
Spasov pulls Giroud into guard.
Giroud stops Spasov from standing up.
Giroud's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Spasov wants to get back to his feet but Giroud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Giroud looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spasov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Spasov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spasov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spasov kicks Giroud off and gets to his feet.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Spasov's shoulder, as Spasov tries to avoid the shot.
Spasov takes the fight into the clinch.
Spasov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spasov is pushing Giroud up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spasov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Spasov.
Giroud connects with the punch.
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!
Giroud lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spasov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giroud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bastien Giroud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spasov misses with a double jab.
Giroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Spasov misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud works over Spasov's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Spas Spasov has been cut.
Spasov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giroud circles away quickly and effectively.
Spasov takes one on the button.
Giroud lands with a shot to the body.
Spasov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spasov throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spasov tries to bum rush Giroud with a series of wild strikes but Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spasov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Giroud backs up against the cage.
Spasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Giroud circles away.
Spasov staying out of range there.
Spasov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giroud lands with a hook. Spasov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spasov tries to clinch up but Giroud circles away and keeps his distance.
Spasov dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
Giroud throws a leg kick but Spasov moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giroud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Spasov.
A clash of legs there as Spasov blocks the low kick.
Spasov tries to keep at a distance but Giroud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giroud can't find room to land a body shot as Spasov controls the action.
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spasov lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
Giroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Spasov avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Spasov is just out of range.
Giroud lands a nice looking body shot.
Giroud leaves Spasov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giroud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giroud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spasov.
Giroud bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spasov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giroud rushes Spasov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but Spasov blocks with his arms.
Bastien Giroud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spasov pushes Giroud up against the cage in a clinch.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giroud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giroud has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Spasov tries to stall but Giroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giroud lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Spasov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Giroud misses.
Spasov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud misses with a looping left.
Spasov slips a straight right by Giroud.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Spasov's head but Spasov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giroud drives through and clinches with Spasov against the cage.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spasov pushes Giroud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spasov is keeping busy.
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Giroud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spasov slips a jab from Giroud.
Some wild striking there from Spasov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giroud scores with a hook.
Giroud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giroud throws out a leg kick but Spasov moves out of range and Giroud only half commits.
Bastien Giroud is winning the standup battle so far.
Giroud pushes Spasov up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spasov works on Giroud's body with a couple of short punches.
Giroud misses with a punch to the body.
Giroud misses with a knee strike.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Spasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giroud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spasov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spasov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Giroud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spasov shoots in and bounces Giroud off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Spasov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spasov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spasov.
Giroud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spasov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Giroud won't allow it.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spasov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Spasov is just out of range.
Spasov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giroud, pushing him back against the cage.
Spasov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spasov slowing the pace effectively.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Giroud won't allow it.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Spasov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giroud smiles and moves away.
Spasov fails with a takedown attempt.
Spasov fails with the takedown.
Spasov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giroud. Spasov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but Spasov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Giroud avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Spasov.
Giroud cracks Spasov with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spasov looks to land a combination but Giroud avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Giroud.
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but Spasov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giroud throws out a powerful jab.
Giroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giroud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spasov manages to avoid it.
Giroud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giroud moves into range and clinches up with Spasov.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
Giroud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giroud throws a low kick but Spasov moves out of range easily.
Spasov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spasov tries to clinch there but Giroud circles away.
Giroud has closed the distance and engaged Spasov in a clinch.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov stalling in the clinch but Giroud improves position.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Spasov.
Giroud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spasov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giroud takes a shot to the head.
Giroud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Giroud is trying to maintain a safe position but Spasov gets an underhook and turns Giroud into the cage.
Giroud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spasovs head.
Spasov is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spasov fails to land.
Spasov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Giroud uses from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spasov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroud trying to control the position but instead, Spasov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giroud into the cage.
Spasov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bastien Giroud did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Giroud throws the left hand but Spasov avoids the punch easily.
Giroud takes a swing at Spasov's ribcage but misses.
Giroud connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giroud misses with a few strikes there.
Giroud takes one on the button.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spasov is looking to clinch but Giroud is avoiding it.
Spasov 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.
Giroud clinches with his opponent.
Spasov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Spasov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Giroud wants to control from the top but Spasov keeps moving.
Spasov wants to stand and escape but Giroud is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giroud wants to control from the top but Spasov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spasov's head.
Giroud's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Giroud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Giroud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spasov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spasov wants to get back to his feet but Giroud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Spasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spasov cracks Giroud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giroud throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spasov counters with a left and a right that stings Giroud.
Giroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Spasov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Giroud misses.
Giroud moves into the clinch.
Spasov lands a body shot.
Spasov takes a shot to the head.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
Spasov trying to control the position but instead, Giroud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spasov into the cage.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Giroud on the inside.
Giroud tries a body shot but Spasov blocks it.
Giroud stalling the fight.
Giroud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov prevents a body shot from Giroud.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Giroud uses from the top position.
Spasov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Giroud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spasov presses Giroud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Spasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giroud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spasov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Spasov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giroud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spasov.
Giroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spasov.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the cage.
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Spasov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giroud counters with a stiff right hand.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Giroud avoids them all with ease.
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giroud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Spasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Giroud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spasov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Spas Spasov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Giroud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giroud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giroud cracks Spasov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spasov instigates a clinch.
Spasov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Spasov blocks it.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spasov scores with a hook to the body.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the cage.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
Spasov pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spasov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Giroud off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Giroud in a clinch.
Spasov pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spasov seems keen to control Giroud's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud prevents Spasov from getting back to his feet.
Spasov pushes Giroud off and scrambles back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spasov.
Spasov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Giroud bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Giroud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spasov.
Nice sprawl there from Giroud as Spasov shoots in.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Spasov blocks it.
Spasov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giroud walks away with a smile on his face. Spasov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spas Spasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroud with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spasov!
Spasov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giroud with a nice cross.
Spasov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giroud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giroud throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Giroud scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spasov shoots for a takedown but Giroud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spasov fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spasov.
Spasov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spasov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giroud under the eye.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Giroud moves out of range.
Giroud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spasov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giroud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud cracks Spasov with an open hand slap.
Giroud dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Giroud dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Spasov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spasov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Giroud fails to land with a series of punches.
Giroud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spasov looks to clinch
and Giroud counters with a one-two to the body.
Giroud rushes Spasov and presses him up against the cage.
Spasov lands a body punch.
Spasov is leaning against Giroud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Spasov is working Giroud over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spasov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Giroud uses from the top position.
Spasov trying to strike off his back.
Spasov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Giroud defends well.
Giroud throws a big right hand that misses.
Giroud stops Spasov from standing up.
Spasov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Giroud is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Spasov.
Bastien Giroud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spasov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spasov is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Spasov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Giroud. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bastien Giroud.
I think Giroud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Giroud!
Post fight, Bastien Giroud stared into the camera and said 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 908 p4p, 1567 weight class) and Simon Udovich (ranked 29 p4p, 60 weight class). Knox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Now's The Time | Charlie Parker. Udovich has chosen Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox finds Udovich's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Udovich flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Knox lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Udovich will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yardbird Knox!
Our winner, Yardbird Knox, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Simon Udovich stepped up to the mic, saying 'Simon *gasp* so *gasp* tired. Simon no do running. Oooo!!! Look at the funny birdies! Simon go night, night now.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 354 p4p, 745 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 43 p4p, 98 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down | Sick Puppies. Urameshi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smile Bomb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yusuke Urameshi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Underground Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urameshi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aramis Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Urameshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox cracks Urameshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox cracks Urameshi with an open hand slap.
Knox lands with a straight right. Urameshi didn't see that one coming.
Urameshi works Knox's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Urameshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
Urameshi 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.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox misses with a hook
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Urameshi scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Urameshi connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Knox throws a one two combo.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Urameshi.
Urameshi misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox throws a combination. Urameshi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox throws a right hand that Urameshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Urameshi also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Urameshi has time to react.
Knox misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Knox digs a good body shot into Urameshi's ribs.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Urameshi connects with a crisp jab.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Urameshi.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Urameshi lands a body shot.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Urameshi throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Urameshi takes one to the side of the head.
Knox throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Knox.
Urameshi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urameshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
Jab from Urameshi.
Nice uppercut lands for Urameshi. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Urameshi moves away and avoids it.
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox cracks Urameshi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knox misses the jab.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Urameshi.
Urameshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Urameshi misses with a straight left.
Urameshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox slips a jab from Urameshi.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urameshi moves away.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Urameshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Urameshi takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox digs a good hook to Urameshi's body.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Urameshi's ribs.
Urameshi jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Urameshi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knox has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urameshi can do to turn this around?
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aramis Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Urameshi takes one to the side of the head.
Urameshi misses with a looping left.
Knox scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Urameshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urameshi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urameshi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urameshi lands with an overhand left.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi counters with a nice body shot.
Knox swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Urameshi avoids the body shot from Knox.
Urameshi takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Urameshi misses.
Knox takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Knox wants to clinch up but Urameshi keeps it at a distance.
Urameshi swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Knox tries to clinch but Urameshi is having none of it.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox tests Urameshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Urameshi moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox with a nice cross.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Urameshi saw that one coming.
Urameshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urameshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urameshi moves away from the strike by Knox.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Urameshi throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Urameshi avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Urameshi lands a body punch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urameshi.
Urameshi takes a shot to the head.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
Urameshi prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi misses with some punches.
Knox manages to pull guard.
Urameshi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knox has Urameshi pulled in close to control his posture.
Urameshi stands up from Knox's guard - Urameshi perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urameshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urameshi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Urameshi connects with a looping right hand.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Urameshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Urameshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urameshi misses the jab.
Urameshi cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 Aramis Knox will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Urameshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Urameshi missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urameshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urameshi tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Urameshi back against the cage.
Urameshi blocks an uppercut.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urameshi's elbow.
Urameshi misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Urameshi's head.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi lands a body punch.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Urameshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urameshi scores with a three punch combo!
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
As Urameshi tries to get set, Knox tries to push him back and clinch up but Urameshi manages to avoid the attempt.
Knox looks to land a combination but Urameshi avoids it well.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urameshi scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urameshi lands with a shot to the body.
Urameshi avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urameshi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox connects with a jab.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urameshi lands with a shot to the body.
Urameshi looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Knox cracks Urameshi with a good jab.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urameshi throws out the jab.
Knox lands a jab to Urameshi's midsection.
Knox slips under a jab from Urameshi.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Urameshi scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urameshi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Urameshi scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Urameshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urameshi lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Urameshi saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Urameshi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox misses with a few strikes there.
Knox tries to clinch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Urameshi connects with a jab.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urameshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Urameshi throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Urameshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Aramis Knox did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urameshi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox looks to land a combination but Urameshi avoids it well.
Knox throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi connects with a single shot there.
Knox slips under a jab from Urameshi.
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox throws a jab when Urameshi was well out of range.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Urameshi counters with a left and a right that stings Knox.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox throws a hook but Urameshi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab when Urameshi was well out of range.
Urameshi throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Urameshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox thuds a left hand into Urameshi's body.
Urameshi stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urameshi.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knox.
A jab from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox slips under a jab.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Urameshi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urameshi.
Urameshi throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but Urameshi breaks away and moves out of range.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Urameshi connects with a body shot.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Urameshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urameshi.
Knox throws a hook but Urameshi blocks it.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Urameshi.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urameshi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Knox misses.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
As Urameshi tries to get set, Knox tries to push him back and clinch up but Urameshi manages to avoid the attempt.
Knox slips under a jab.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Urameshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Urameshi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Urameshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Urameshi should have avoided that one.
Knox throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urameshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Urameshi cracks Knox with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yusuke Urameshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Urameshi is just out of range.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Urameshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by Urameshi and move into the clinch.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to clinch but Urameshi is having none of it.
Urameshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Urameshi counters with a three punch combo that has Knox backing up. Knox nods at Urameshi to acknowledge the strikes.
Knox moves out of range as Urameshi strikes.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but Urameshi breaks away and moves out of range.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Urameshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Urameshi lands a right hook to the body.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
Knox throws a jab when Urameshi was well out of range.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urameshi to score with a decent uppercut.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
Urameshi scores with a shot to the body.
Knox swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
Knox tries to clinch up but Urameshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Urameshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Knox catches Urameshi right on the button with a cross.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Urameshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urameshi jabs at Knox's body.
Urameshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urameshi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urameshi.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Urameshi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urameshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox moves away from the strike by Urameshi.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Knox jabs at Urameshi's body.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yusuke Urameshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Urameshi digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Aramis Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urameshi connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by Urameshi and move into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knox has Urameshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Urameshi takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urameshi.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urameshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yusuke Urameshi.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aramis Knox!
Aramis Knox retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Aramis Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Yusuke Urameshi had this to say: 'You shouldn't talk, it makes you sound stupid'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Landry (ranked 217 p4p, 308 weight class) and Juraj Divisek (ranked 29 p4p, 45 weight class). Juraj Divisek has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Landry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juraj Divisek!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Divisek
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Divisek. That's going to slow Landry down.
Divisek throws the kick towards the body but Landry avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Divisek.
Divisek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it.
Divisek slips under a jab.
Divisek lands a nice shot to the body.
Divisek looks to land a right hand but Landry moved out of range.
Landry is looking to counter punch.
Divisek misses with a leg kick
and Landry counters with a nice body shot.
Divisek clobbers Landry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Divisek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Landry. That did some damage!
Landry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Divisek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Divisek lands a jab.
Divisek looks to land a right hand but Landry moved out of range.
Divisek with the inside leg kick.
Landry checks a low kick from Divisek.
Landry throwing a counter right hand but Divisek manages to avoid it.
Divisek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Divisek!
Divisek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Divisek misses.
Divisek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Divisek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Divisek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Divisek misses with a shot to the body
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Divisek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Divisek misses with a right hand
enabling Landry to counter with a crisp jab.
Divisek lands with a good body shot.
Divisek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Landry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Landry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch but Landry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Landry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Landry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A lazy left from Divisek finds it's target.
Landry moves away from the strike by Divisek.
Landry looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Divisek keeps Landry at a distance using the push kick.
Divisek moves forwards but Landry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Divisek throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek misses with a body punch
and Landry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Landry misses.
Divisek is looking to land body kicks.
Divisek takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Divisek swings widly with a right hand
and Landry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Divisek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Divisek.
Landry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Divisek can pounce on him.
Divisek throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Divisek.
Landry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Divisek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Landry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Divisek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Landry is looking to counter punch.
Landry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Divisek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Landry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Landry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut there from Landry.
Divisek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Landry is out of range and Divisek settles back down.
It looked like Landry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Landry digs a good body shot into Divisek's ribs.
Landry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Landry checks a leg kick.
Landry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek connects with a jab.
Landry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Divisek at a distance.
Landry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Divisek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Divisek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Landry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Divisek to score with a decent uppercut.
Divisek misses the body punch
and Landry counters with a straight right hand.
Divisek throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Divisek.
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Divisek connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Divisek.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Landry might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Divisek throws a hook but Landry avoids it easily.
Juraj Divisek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landry misses with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Divisek - that will leave a mark!
Landry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek throws a hook but Landry blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Divisek 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 Landry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Landry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Landry checks a leg kick.
It looked like Landry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Landry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Divisek tries to land a front kick but Landry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Landry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Divisek.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divisek.
An inside leg kick lands from Divisek.
Divisek connects with a leg kick.
Divisek connects with a jab.
Divisek throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Landry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Divisek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Divisek coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Landry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Divisek.
Divisek swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
A big right from Landry misses.
Divisek is looking to slow Landry down with leg kicks.
Divisek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Landry is looking to counter punch.
Juraj Divisek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Divisek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landry 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.
Divisek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Divisek blocks a jab.
A low kick lands for Divisek.
Divisek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Divisek rushes Landry and presses him up against the cage.
Divisek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Landry is defending well for now.
Divisek takes an elbow to the temple.
Landry wants to stall.
Landry tries to break free but Divisek pushes him back against the cage.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Divisek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Landry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Divisek can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
Divisek tries to land knees in the clinch but Landry avoids the damage to the body.
Landry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Divisek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Divisek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landry blocks a body shot from Divisek.
Landry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Divisek can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek presses Landry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Landry lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek takes a shot to the head.
Landry is looking to break free of the clinch but Divisek has double underhooks.
Divisek tries to land a knee to the head but Landry blocks with his arms.
Divisek has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
Divisek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Landry pushes Divisek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diviseks head.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Landry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Divisek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Divisek has time to react.
Divisek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Divisek keeps Landry at a distance using the push kick.
Divisek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Landry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Divisek throws a front kick aimed at Landry's knee but Landry avoids it well.
Divisek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Divisek.
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Divisek.
Divisek throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range.
Landry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Divisek.
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Divisek digs a good body shot into Landry's ribs.
Landry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Landry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Divisek misses the target.
Divisek slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Landry checks a leg kick.
As Divisek backs away, Landry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Divisek throws a low kick but Landry avoids it.
Landry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A cross from Landry lands.
Landry throws a body shot but no joy.
Divisek loads up on a big right hand but Landry slips the punch.
Landry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Landry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Divisek throws a sloppy head kick and Landry moves out of range easily.
Landry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Landry gets tackled into the cage by Divisek. Divisek maintains the clinch.
Landry trying to stall but Divisek improves his position.
Landry wants to get back to striking at distance but Divisek won't allow it.
Divisek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landry wants to stall.
Divisek looking to throw knees to the head but Landry is blocking nicely.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Landry's face.
It looks like Ryan Landry has been cut.
Landry avoiding damage as Divisek throws knees to the body.
Divisek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Landry's face.
Landry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Divisek throws a punch but it's blocked by Landry.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landry.
Landry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Landry lands with an overhand left.
Divisek slips a jab from Landry.
Divisek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Divisek lands a nice hook to Landry's body. Landry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Divisek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Divisek misses.
Landry throwing a counter right hand but Divisek manages to avoid it.
Landry's corner calls for a 1-2. Landry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Divisek.
Landry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Divisek.
Divisek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Divisek missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Divisek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Landry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Divisek tries to land a body kick
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Divisek.
Divisek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Divisek cracks Landry with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Landry takes a swing at Divisek's ribcage but misses.
Divisek wants to counter with a clinch but Landry pushes him away.
Divisek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Landry is looking to counter punch.
Divisek misses with a hook to the body
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Divisek is rocked!
Divisek lands a nice shot to the body.
Divisek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Divisek throws a good cross that connects.
Divisek looks to land a body kick but Landry moved away.
Landry is looking to counter punch.
Divisek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Landry's head.
Landry delivers a nice body kick.
Divisek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Landry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Landry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Divisek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Landry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divisek.
Landry throws a lazy right hand but Divisek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Divisek tries to land a front kick but Landry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landry looks to land a combination but Divisek avoids it well.
Divisek misses the jab.
Divisek throws an off balance right hand
and Divisek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Divisek is still on wobbly legs! Can Landry finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Landry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Divisek seems to have recovered his senses.
Landry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek misses with a jab to the body
enabling Landry to counter with a crisp jab.
Divisek misses with a lunging right hand
and Landry counters with a nice uppercut.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Landry counters with a huge left! Divisek is in big trouble! He's backing up but Landry isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Divisek from any more damage. A dominating finish by Landry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Landry!
Ryan Landry retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Ryan Landry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Juraj Divisek spoke after the fight, saying 'What is this bullshiit ! '.
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